text:
Yoga Gear 101
Find everything you need to start your yoga practice. Shop our huge selection of yoga accessories at Overstock.com.
Works okay. Just the right weight. I don't put on my ankles....
|Ankle Weights, Weights, Wrist Weights
|Weight Range
|0 - 5 lbs
|Model Number
|No. 033-5
|Country of Origin
the value was great. they arrived within 2 days. my physical therepist suggested i get these weights for knee strenthening. they are great. they are made well.i would recommend them to everyone who needs them.Read More
I thought these weights would go around my ankles,but thye didn't. So,I decided to use them as arm weights and they work just fine! I just wish they would have had longer ones to go around my big ankles.Read More
Works okay. Just the right weight. I don't put on my ankles.Read More
This is just what I needed and expected to continue my rehabRead More
For the cost, I was impressed. Now my booty is going to look super fly.Read More
Like to wear rhese weights on my walks and it is not too heavy.Read More
they were great just not what i was looking for.. perfer the flat ones these were a little bulkyRead More
Find everything you need to start your yoga practice. Shop our huge selection of yoga accessories at Overstock.com.
Learn everything you need to know about creating your own home gym. Shop our huge selection of exercise equipment at Overstock.com.
Exercise Accessories Buying Guide from Overstock.com. Once you have a basic fitness plan, these exercise accessories can help you reach your fitness goals.
Best Exercises for Stress Relief from Overstock.com. Here are three ways to start reducing stress with exercise.
Best Fitness Equipment for the New Year from Overstock.com. Making fitness goals? The right home gym equipment can help you keep your New Year's resolutions.
Exercise Equipment Buying Guide from Overstock.com. You'll stay motivated to work out regularly starts when you know how to find the exercise equipment that's right for you.
5 Mother's Day Gifts for Active Moms from Overstock.com. You want to give your active mom a Mother's Day present that supports her lifestyle, and here are the best gift ideas.
Top 5 ways to live a healthier life from Overstock.com. These small lifestyle changes can make a big difference in your overall health.
Extended Warranty Buying Guide from Overstock.com. Our guides provide customers with information about extended warranties.
Best Father's Day Gifts for Sports Fans from Overstock.com. Show Dad you're his biggest fan with gifts any sports lover would appreciate.
Items must be returned in new or unused condition and contain all original materials included with the shipment. More Details
FINAL SALE EXCLUSION: Items marked as FINAL SALE are not returnable unless the problem you experience is the result of our error.
Our standard shipping method is ground shipping. We also offer expedited shipping for most items. Your final
shipping cost and estimated delivery timeframe will be available at checkout.
Standard shipping details
Expedited shipping details
For your protection, all orders are screened for security purposes. If your order is selected for review, our Loss Prevention Team may contact you by phone or email. There may be a two business day delay to process your order.
** Most Oversize orders are delivered within 1-4 weeks. Some orders may take 6 weeks to be delivered.
5-pound Ankle & Wrist Weights (Set of 2)
Today: $26.01


text:
Reload the page and try again.
Not Bad – usually pretty average weather. nothing to complain about
The campus is beautiful for the summer months, and barely anyone is in London other than summer school students and faculty. The population exponentially increases when it's nice out, where you notice the amounts of people partying outdoors. However, it snows a lot and classes never get cancelled. Luckily, there is a inter-campus bus system, so if you plan properly you won't have to walk much.
From November to the end of February there is usually snow on the ground, but each year is different as to how much we get. However, when the weather is nice, everyone hangs out outside and the campus is gorgeous.
Spring, summer, fall, winter. Rainy, hot and muggy, crisp and clear, snowy, in that order, which is a normal distribution for southwestern Ontario. Classes as a whole are rarely cancelled, but some professors commute, so they may cancel their own classes in the case of blizzards and snowstorms. The public transportation runs even in awful weather and plows with salt run early in the morning before most classes.
Snow makes for less room on the buses and the sidewalks around campus are often slippery or not entirely plowed.
{{review.SectionLabel}} at {{review.EntityName}}:
Sorry, there are no reviews.
For the most part, London weather is of extremes. In the summer, it's hot and humid. In the winter—and most of the school year—it's snowing all the time. However, students learn to deal with the weather and embrace everything that Mother Nature can throw at them. Fall is beautiful on campus, and the weather is usually of a pleasant, crisp temperature. The first snowfall is usually in October, and it's common for snow to be on the ground until March. Most of your school year will involve trekking through snow, but, thankfully, tunnel systems on campus connect some of the buildings.
London is located in a snow belt, so come prepared for the snow. Despite attempts to salt the pathways on campus, expect to slip at numerous points during the year. Bar nights will often involve standing out in the cold for hours in line, and this is a student norm. Buses are steadfast forms of transportation in all types of weather, and it is rare for the bus to be cancelled. The winters will often have temperatures as low as -5°F, with summer highs around 90°F. London is comprised of extreme weather conditions, and the transition between fall and winter is brief in length.
Non-registered users are limited to 5 school profile page views per month.
Register for free to gain full access!

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Outside the Staples CenterPhoto by: My 1-2-3 Cents
By Chad Smart
@chadsmart & @my123cents on Twitter
For the fifth straight year,WWE�s �biggest show of the summer� SummerSlam was held at the Staples Center inLos Angeles. For the second year in a row, I attended the show. When tickets went on sale back in February/March,I was preparing for the annual My123Cents Wrestlemania trip and wasn�t reallythat excited about what was going on in the WWE Universe so I opted not to geta ticket to SummerSlam. Over the last six weeks, WWE went and did something Iwasn�t expecting. They made SummerSlam feel like a must see show.
After spending a week trying to find areasonably priced ticket on one of the secondary ticket selling websites, Ilucked out and logged into the Staples Center website shortly after theyreleased a few more tickets for the show on Friday afternoon. Unfortunately itmeant I was paying even more than what I had wanted to pay because the seat wasfifth row on the floor and that fell within the premium seating section. It didmean I was going to get a collectable chair though, so that was a plus. <>>
I�m not going to do a match-by-matchreview of the show as I�m guessing most people reading this are aware of theresults. In case you don�t know what happened, here�s a quick rundown of theshow. <>>
Bray Wyatt defeated Kane in a Ring of Fire match.<>>
Cody Rhodes defeated Damian Sandow<>>
Alberto Del Rio retained the World Title overChristian<>>
Natalya Neidhart defeated Brie Bella<>>
Brock Lesnar emerged victorious against CM Punk<>>
Dolph Ziggler and Kaitlyn defeated Big E. Langston andAJ<>>
Daniel Bryan won the WWE Title from John Cena<>>
Randy Orton cashed in theMoney in the Bank briefcase and defeated Daniel Bryan to walk out of SummerSlamas WWE Champion. <>>
Nice sign, but in the wayPhoto by: My 1-2-3 Cents
Before I get into mythoughts on the show itself, I need to rant a bit about fan behavior. As I mentioned, I was sitting fifth rowon the floor. Normally I don�t like to sit on the floor and the fifth row is mycutoff point for floor seating. Based on past experiences, anything behind thefifth row and you wind up looking at the back of heads more than in-ringaction. At several points duringSummerSlam, everyone would stand up during matches. Usually it was when actionspilled to the outside of the ring or during sequences that could havelogically led to the end of the match.After about 30 seconds of people standing, two guys somewhere behind mewould shout, �sit down.� <>>
I had recently read a fewonline articles and some message board postings about standing vs. stayingseated at concerts. My feeling on the subject is the same for wrestling shows;you�re there to have a good time and to get into the show. If there�s nothing-exceptionalgoing on then stay seated. If the action is intense and emotionally captivatingthen stand up, cheer, and show the wrestlers you care about what�s happening.If you normally don�t stand up during shows and/or don�t like it when peoplestand then don�t buy a seat on the floor. Buy seats in the stands so you cansee over the people who are enjoying the show. <>>
While I won�t condemn fansfor enjoying themselves at shows, I will criticize fans that bring signs andfeel the need to hold them up for an entire show. I was seated behind a guy whohad the clever idea to write �Marry Me Bellas� on a piece of poster board. Iwould say on average at least 10 seconds out of every 90 seconds he would holdthe sign up. The average was more frequent whenever he would catch a glimpse ofour section on the TitanTron.Whenever he held up his sign, all I could see was a piece of whitepaper. I tolerated if for the first half of the show. After the Nattie/BrieBella match, I could see him getting ready to hold it up after the video hypingCM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar was over. I tapped him on the shoulder and asked if hecould lay off holding the sign up as much. He asked if he wasn�t holding ithigh enough and I told him he was blocking my view. He looked upset not becausehe was ruining the show for someone else, but because someone was ruining hisright to hold up a sign. Had hissign been relevant to the match inside the ring, I would have reacteddifferently. Or if he would have held the sign up only at the beginning of thematch and then waited until the next match started to hold it up again. I have nothing against signs. I havetaken signs to shows before but I�ve always been conscious of my surroundingsand tried to not ruin other fans experience. If you take a sign, be aware thatyou�re not the only person in the arena. Don�t be a jerk. <>>
My last rant has to do withfans behavior during certain matches.I was at RAW the night after Wrestlemania 29 and experienced one of themost vocal crowds in recent times. During a match between Sheamus and RandyOrton, the crowd vocally turned on the match and chanted for just abouteverything known to man with the exception of the two wrestlers in thering. That was an organicmoment. During SummerSlam fanstried to do the same thing during the Nattie Neidhart, Brie Bella match andthankfully it didn�t catch on like it did at RAW. The problem I have is insteadof chanting to show their non-interest in the match, it felt more like �hey wesaw another crowd do this, lets do it too and be cool.� If you can�t be original, it�s best tosit in silence if you don�t like the match. Not reacting will send a loudermessage than parroting another crowd. <>>
With the complaints out ofthe way, lets take a look at the show.Overall, I would say SummerSlam was a better show than Wrestlemania 29.I could be blinded by my bias of being a Daniel Bryan fan and never wanting tosee The Rock in a WWE ring. <>>
Erick Rowan or Chad Smart? You decidePhoto by: My 1-2-3 Cents
Out of all of the matches,not counting the Diva�s match because 1) I barely saw any of it and 2) WWE hasconditioned me to not care about Diva matches, the only match I feel was a bitdisappointing was the Ring of Fire match.I thought Luke Harper and Erick Rowan�s actions outside the ring wereclever, the match though just never seemed to click. I did buy a replica ErickRowan sheep mask, so at least I got to show my support for deranged cult. <>>
Punk fliesPhoto by: My 1-2-3 Cents
All the other undercardmatches were entertaining. Christian failing to win the World Title was disappointing,as I�d rather see him as champ than watch Alberto Del Rio do anything. Brock Lesnar and CM Punk put on a greatmatch. While I feel this match wasrushed in the story telling aspect, both guys brought it and had the crowdeating it up. The only complaint,and it�s not really a complaint, is the lack of appearance by Curtis Axel. Since the match was non-DQ, why didPaul Heyman�s latest talent not try to help Brock beat down Punk? I�m glad he didn�t,as overbooking is a serious flaw in today�s wrestling shows. <>>
Victory...for a momentPhoto by: My 1-2-3 Cents
Speaking of overbooking,when Triple H was announced as the special referee in the John Cena/DanielBryan match, I expected a screw job ending. Truthfully, there were several longstretches during the match where I didn�t even realize Haitch was there.Thankfully, they let Cena and Bryan have all the focus on them and prove whyone is the best wrestler in WWE while the other one gets unnecessary �you can�twrestle� chants. Similar to the Brock/Punk match, Cena and Bryan had the crowdin the palm of their hands and played them like a fiddle. One aspect I liked about the ending ofthe match is that it ended with a non-established finishing move. I think that added surprise andexcitement to Daniel Bryan winning the WWE title. <>>
The Viper strikesPhoto by: My 1-2-3 Cents
I�m split on Randy Ortoncashing in the Money in the Bank briefcase. On one hand I can understand thereasoning having Bryan lose the title so quickly will make him more of a fansupported baby face and fans will pay to see him get revenge. On the other hand, the crowd died whenOrton won the title. I don�t believe you always have to send the crowd homehappy, but why trivialize Bryan�s victory celebration. I am curious as to how Triple H willjustify his actions and apparent siding with Orton given that three years agoOrton tried to give Trip�s wife and father in law brain damage by punting themin the head. Or am I not supposed to remember that far back? <>>
Overall, SummerSlam was anenjoyable show. If you didn�t see it, I would recommend ordering the replay orgetting the DVD when it�s available. Kevin and I have started making tentativeplans for Wrestlemania 30 and dare I say WWE has got me interested and lookingforward to what lies ahead in the next six months? <>>


text:
- Ms. Clarisa Lewis - Teacher (K4) (K4)
- Mrs. Sonia Charles - Teacher (K2/3)
- Mrs. Tarra Bryan - Teacher (K2/3)
- Mrs. Aldepher Browne - Teacher (K2/3)
- Ms. Shereese Mack - Teacher's Aide (K4)
- Mrs. Su-ette Dowdie - Teacher's Aide (K2/3)
- Ms. Stephanie Oreste - Teacher's Aide (K2/3)
- Mrs. Louise Pilgrim - Part-time Teacher's Aide & Nurse
The focus of this program is to provide learning activities that would aid in the development of skills and laying an educational foundation for the future. We also aim to create an environment that establishes good academic and social habits.
The teaching of and the enforcing of Christian and godly principles are of paramount importance to us. Thus, the preschoolers- day commence with the singing of Bible songs, listening to stories from the Bible and reciting and memori-ing specific Bible verses. The basis of our program is the A-Beka curriculum which emphasi-es the use of phonics to begin the reading process. Thus, the students learn to recogni-e the letters and their sounds. They also have daily writing lessons where the formation of both letters and numbers are taught. The curriculum incorporates the singing of songs in order to teach concepts such as the primary colors and the upper and lower case letters. The four year olds are taught to write their names, read and spell one and two vowel words.
Daily, the Preschool classrooms are bustling with activities that are all designed to teach the students in an enjoyable and disciplined environment. The teachers are all trained and they perform their duties with enthusiasm and skill that are honoring to God. Workshops are scheduled annually for continuing education for our teachers in early childhood development, classroom management, and other related subjects. There is much emphasis on the training of the students in obedience and listening skills. Many of these skills are portrayed through exercises taught in language development, poetry and music. A time is set aside each week for outside play activities and thus, increases the development of motor and social skills. The students- creativity is encouraged in the Art and Craft sessions and the various interesting coloring activities that form a part of their day. Our Preschool program culminates with the awarding of a certificate that signifies that students have successfully completed our program and are now qualified to enter our Elementary Division or any other Elementary programme any where in the world.
Paying for good child cares services is costly all over. However, our rates and hours of operation are reasonable and adequate for such excellent service. We operate on two payment plans and parents choose according to their respective needs.
7:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m./$290.00 per month
7:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. /$400.00 per month


text:
Incredible construction, I like it
Looks like a hyperspace transport that got trapped between dimensions! I'm picturing it frozen in stasis as it was moving in blooming shapes through weird spaces but originally starting out as one tube. Now I might finally go and start that mindfucking tale of retrofuture microcosmic adventures in electrobizzare mushroom oceans growing on color planets.
I don't know what it is, but please teach me the way to make such shapes in C4D
Check my speed for have an idea !!!!!
but i work with c4d not for 3dsmax
but i work with c4d not for 3dsmax
It might be me who is a dumbass, but where can I find it?
a while ago i faved yur "final x" and liked it very much - you have a good feeling for putting your the right environment - cool work...
Great work ♥
Very nice work!
This is so awesome!
magnifique ..
nice work
Most excellent !!!!!
awesome !!!!
What is it?
vraiment bien le rendu bravo up dams les fav


text:
See how Intel® technologies safely support high performance computing in energy-related processes.
See how Intel® technology is helping change what is possible for the next generation of sports medicine.
Meditech software solutions and Intel-powered Dell devices help improve patient outcomes.
See a server demonstration featuring Intel® Xeon® processor-based servers and Intel® Solid-State drives running Oracle TimesTen* In-Memory Database.
How real-time factory big data enables smarter decision making and performance with new opportunity.
See how TGen is advancing personalized medicine with high performance computing from Dell and Intel.


text:
Developing Story
View All
View All
Content Type
View All
Research Activities
General Information
« Previous
Next »
Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney, The Hamilton Project |
February 20, 2013 2:36pm
Few policy debates have been as contentious as the current tug-of-war over the federal budget deficit. Despite widespread agreement that the budget is on an unsustainable path, there is also widespread disagreement about what should be done, and, to complicate matters, this budgetary uncertainty comes at a time when policymakers are still trying to get Americans back to work in the wake of the Great Recession.
In the coming months, policymakers will make important decisions on how to reduce the budget deficit. These decisions pose significant political and economic challenges, but also create a rare window of opportunity for policymakers to decide what kinds of programs and investments our country values, and what sort of society we will create for future generations. Once consensus has been reached about the broad focus of future investments, the devil will be in the details of implementation. And without a doubt, a sound budget strategy will require ideas rooted in evidence, not ideology, if we are to achieve these long-term goals.
To this end, The Hamilton Project asked leading experts from a variety of backgrounds—the policy world, academia, and the private sector, and from both sides of the political aisle—to develop policy proposals that could form a partial menu of options to achieve responsible deficit reduction. These experts include Jonathan Gruber, an MIT professor who was instrumental in shaping health-care reform bills in Massachusetts and nationally; Jeff Liebman, a Harvard professor who previously served as acting Deputy Director at the Office of Management and Budget; Gary Roughead, a retired four-star admiral and former Chief of Naval Operations; Tyler Duvall, former Assistant Secretary of Transportation Policy at the Department of Transportation; Adele Morris of Brookings, who leads the institution's climate and energy economics initiative; and many others.
The mandate given to the authors was to describe pragmatic, evidenced-based proposals that would both reduce the deficit and also bring broader economic benefits. The resulting fifteen proposals take on a wide-ranging set of topics, including immigration, transportation, health care, defense spending, and tax expenditures, and include options to reduce mandatory and discretionary expenditures, raise revenues, and improve government efficiency.
The opening table of The Hamilton Project's forthcoming budget book presents the fifteen proposals and their potential impacts on the economy and the deficit over a ten-year period. Viewed individually, the proposals offer specific reforms and evidence-based policy ideas to achieve budgetary savings and broader economic benefits. Taken together, they offer a menu of policies—a mix of tax reforms, changes to major spending programs, and new revenue raisers—that could contribute meaningful deficit reduction and help the country confront its most pressing economic challenges. To preview the budget table, click here.
The Hamilton Project budget report will be released on February 26th as part of a two-part forum:
Part I: Budgeting for a Modern Military — February 22nd
The first event will feature two proposals for reducing defense spending while preserving national security. The authors of the papers—Retired Admiral and former Chief of Naval Operations Gary Roughead, and former CBO Assistant Director Cindy Williams—will be joined to discuss their ideas by high-level experts including former Deputy Secretary of Defense and former CIA Director John Deutch, former Undersecretary for Defense Michele Flournoy, and former Senate Armed Services Chairman Sam Nunn.
Part II: Addressing Entitlements, Taxation, and Revenues — February 26th
The second event in our series will shift the focus to entitlements, tax reform, and new sources of revenue. Three former CBO directors—Alice Rivlin, Senior Fellow at Brookings, Robert B. Reischauer of The Urban Institute, and Donald Marron of the Tax Policy Center—will set the stage for the day's discussions around 13 new proposals for reducing the deficit. A diverse group of authors will join the forum for roundtables focusing on an enduring social safety net, innovative approaches to tax reform, and new sources of revenue and efficiency.
For updates on the event, follow us @hamiltonproj and join the conversation using #RethinktheBudget.
Michael Greenstone is the director of The Hamilton Project and Adam Looney is its policy director. For more about the Project, visit www.hamiltonproject.org.
Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney, The Hamilton Project
Toward Universal Learning: What Every Child Should Learn
China's New Cybersecurity Actions
The latest analysis by Brookings experts of current events and breaking news.
View all blogs ›
You have not selected any newsletters.
Find more Brookings research and commentary on the federal budget and the sequester »
Get Updates
Past Event
February 22, 2013
February 26, 2013
February 20, 2013,
Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney
Blog Post
May 4, 2012,
Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney, The Hamilton Project
Spring 2012,
Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney
May 2012,
Michael Greenstone, Adam Looney and Leslie B. Samuels
April 6, 2012,
Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney, The Hamilton Project
April 13, 2012,
Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney
December 7, 2012,
Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney, The Hamilton Project
May 2012,
Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney
January 29, 2013,
Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney, The Hamilton Project
March 12, 2013,
William G. Gale, Samuel Brown and Fernando Saltiel
July 8, 2016,
Ryan Nunn
June 29, 2016,
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Ryan Nunn and Lauren Bauer
June 21, 2016,
Ryan Nunn
June 17, 2016,
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Lauren Bauer and Ryan Nunn
May 27, 2016,
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach and Fred Dews
May 23, 2016,
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Ryan Nunn, Lauren Bauer, David Boddy and Greg Nantz
April 29, 2016,
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach and Lauren Bauer
April 21, 2016
The Hamilton Project ›
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit organization devoted to independent research and policy solutions. Its mission is to conduct high-quality, independent research and, based on that research, to provide innovative, practical recommendations for policymakers and the public. The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars.
More ›
1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW,
Washington, DC 20036
© 2016 The Brookings Institution


text:
Shadow Banking
The scale of it is almost unfathomable: $75 trillion worldwide. The Financial Stability Board says it poses "systemic risks" to the global financial system. It's growing at phenomenal rates in China and India and booming in Western banking capitals as well. The catchall phrase "shadow banking" encompasses risky investment products, lending between individuals, pawnshop and loan-shark operations in emerging markets, as well as more respectable activities like derivatives, money-market funds, securities lending and repurchase agreements at financial institutions in Europe and the U.S. The common denominator is that these activities flourish outside the regular banking system and often beyond the control of regulators and monetary policy. Together they show how hard it is to restrict risky lending without causing harm.
The Situation
Some risk-taking by banks has been reined in since the 2008 financial crisis. The global rise of shadow banking has not. The FSB said the sector grew to $75 trillion in 2013, an increase of $5 trillion from the previous year. The board earlier found increases in almost three-quarters of the economies it surveyed. The situation is most pressing in Argentina, where the FSB reported a 50 percent increase in 2013, and in China, with a 30 percent increase. In China, wealth-management products, which offer high short-term interest rates and are not guaranteed, surged 24 percent to 12.7 trillion yuan (about $2 trillion) in the first half of 2014 — to about the size of the Russian economy. Their growth had caused the man who is now China's top securities regulator to label the off-balance-sheet products a "Ponzi scheme," because banks have to sell more each month to pay off those that are maturing. Another threat is China's loosely regulated $2 trillion trust industry, made up of 68 companies that sell risky high-yield investments to wealthy customers. About $853 billion worth of trust products matured in 2014, 50 percent more than the year before. In the U.S., Federal Reserve officials are talking about taking action to limit borrowing used for financial investments by brokerages, money-market funds and hedge funds, which increase risks in the financial system. One measure being considered is stricter margin requirements for broker-dealers.
The Background
With so much money sloshing around outside the official system, shadow banking makes it harder for countries like China and India to control their economies by changing interest rates or jiggering the money supply. In India, the inflation rate stayed higher than 8 percent in 2012 and 2013 despite 13 interest rate hikes by the central bank. Government officials simply don't have enough control over the economy to make an impact. In China, savings deposit rates of 3 percent, lower than the target for inflation, combined with the inability of at least 90 percent of small businesses to get bank loans, have propelled the shadow-banking sector to an estimated $6 trillion, or 69 percent of the economy. Shadow banking raises the risk of public unrest because the government can't provide a bailout, as it could if a bank collapses. American and European regulators have warned of risks arising from banking activities by lightly regulated financial companies that lack access to deposit insurance and other protections.
The Argument
Why don't governments crack down? Seize control? Get a grip on all this money outside their purview? In Europe and the U.S., regulators' concerns have been offset by fierce lobbying by the financial industry. In the developing world, the shadow-banking sector provides grease to keep economies functioning smoothly. Small businesses get the loans they need; savers get investments yielding more than inflation. And in economies with underdeveloped financial systems, like China's and India's, shadow banking fills a vacuum. Reining it in can be the right long-term policy, but can slow growth and raise risks in the short term. Government officials know that shadow banking presents a danger — and that they attack it at their peril.
The Reference Shelf
- Bloomberg News has a collection of articles on shadow banking.
- Financial Stability Board's 2014 Global Shadow Banking Monitoring Report.
- A Chinese financier defends shadow banking and recounts his experiences in a book. Excerpts are at Bloomberg View.
- Bloomberg Editor-at-Large Sheridan Prasso and China Finance Reporter Jun Luo provided background on shadow banking in China in testimony submitted in March 2013 to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission of the U.S. Congress.
- A history of shadow banking in Australia.
First published Jan. 8, 2014
To contact the writer of this QuickTake:
Sheridan Prasso in Hong Kong at email@example.com
To contact the editor responsible for this QuickTake:
Jonathan Landman at email@example.com


text: Visit Us on Facebook Summer Program & Camp information is NOW available under the program & schedule tab! Online Chicken On The Run Fundraiser is now available. Check out our Fundraising tab for more information! Summer Registration we are still accepting registrations for our Summer Camps and Programs through the main office during office hours. Monday – Thursday 9:30 – 4:30 pm We accepted CASH, DEBIT, VISA & MASTERCARD Spring Gym Clinics Now Available check out the Programs tab for more information ! _______________________________________________________________________________


text:
Ball runs a 4.66 in the 40-yard dash
NEW Commenting Policy
PLEASE NOTE: A Journal Sentinel subscription is now required to comment. You can read more about that transition in our FAQ. As always, our discussion guidelines and terms of use still apply to all comments and commenters. If you have any issues logging in to or using our commenting system, please let us know.
Welcome to our commenting system. Before you dive in, please note the following:
- You can log in to this system either through Facebook or using your JSOnline public profile. JSOnline public profile. Please note that your public profile login will be different than your JS Everywhere login.
- You can personalize your public profile with a photo. You can also use that profile to sign up for email newsletters and alerts.
- While we strive for a lively and vigorous debate of the issues, we do not tolerate name calling, foul language or other inappropriate behavior. Please see our discussion guidelines and terms of use for more information.
- While we do our best to moderate comments, we do not screen comments before they are posted. If you see a comment that violates our guidelines, please use the "Report Abuse" link to notify us of the issue.
- We reserve the right to close commenting on specific stories.
Sort by
Ball will probably fall to the late third round after that performanceHide replies
No, there was a good chance he was going to be drafted that late anyways.
doesn't change anything, the pro scouts had predicted 4.6 . no one is drafting him for speed.
Kenjon Barner***** not "Kenjon Barnet"Hide replies
Is that one guy's name really Christine?
Michael (whose first name is pronounced chris-TIN)
Good, let him fall to the late 3rd round so the Packers can draft him. We'll take what others don't want that high in the draft. I'm not being a homer, Ball is eactly what the Packers need in a durable, versatile back.
Outside of Ball and Bernard, I've never heard of any of those guys.
Rbs are such an injury risk, I'd hate to see the Packers reach for a guy early when another similar guy will be around later.Hide replies
You have never heard of Kenjon Barner?
I've heard of him. But I do not think I saw a single Oregon game this year. How many of us really watch a guy or know him beyond his stat sheet or highlight film? The other kid at Oregon - Thomas - #6 blows me away.
Take the Crimson Tide center if he is still around.Hide replies
I would not with the current injury he suffered could be an issue
Stepfan Taylor of Stanford is a threat, in some eyes, to be taken before Montee.
Yet he ran a 4.76.
Much adoo about nothing if you ask me. Straightline speed is used so seldom in a game that it is relatively unimportant.Hide replies
Taylor is in the Levens/Bennett mold. Bit of a RB/FB-tweener.
People knew he wasn't gonna run around anybody... 4.7 is rough though. Unless he does well in the agility drills, I can't help but think that drops him to the 3rd-4th.
i like taylor, mel.
he's intriguing to me in an early down role.
I really like Taylor as well. I think he'd be a really good fit for this offense.
4.76 is slow for a fullback. Ouch!
and he's supposed to be a feature (half) back
Does this offense need a burner though??
The big plays are gonna come from the passing game, unless McCarthy plans a MAJOR shift in philosophy. They need a chain mover. A clock eater once they have a lead... they also need a receiving threat, and having played in a pro-style offense, that's Taylor too.
And look at Alfred Morris. This guys is 0.05 seconds slower. Not saying he's going to be as good, but it's clearly not as bad as it looks for Taylor.
.. I'm not standing on my chair and hollering 'draft this guy', but in the 4th round, would you be THAT disappointed if he were picked?
4.6 is better than 5.6. Ball still ran faster than Alfred Morris and Morris is already a premier all pro running back. I think with the right system Ball will have strong success in the NFL.
I was hoping for a 4.55 for Ball. Much as I'd love seeing him in a Packers uniform, I think Bernard might be a better ft for them. They haven't had a guy with his skills out of the backfield.Hide replies
If he is still mid round yeah
Who wants to draft a Badgers RB anyway higher than 5th? Sorry, but in the last 20 years NONE of them have amounted to anything in the NFL. The only notable careers were Dayne, Fletcher and Bennett but no one would remotely call them memorable. I love the Badgers but I can't be a homer on this one.Hide replies
I think Fletcher, if he had been on a better team, could have been a superstar. He was the complete package.
What do former RB's have to do with Ball? Absolutely nothing. If you watched any Badger games at all you know that his running style is different from all of them. He is very good at finding small seams between the tackles and making cuts.
every uw back has benefitted from an outstanding o line
Every good college RB in history has benefitted from a very good OL.
eddie lacy supposedly had the best o-line in college football last year.
how does that effect his draft stock?
Anyone who has ever run track knows that the difference between a 4.66 and a 4.46 is miniscule yet had he hit 4.46 draftnicks would have gone nuts. It's as meaningful as Russell Wilson measuring under 5' 11" last year. Ball's strength is getting 5 yards between the tackles.Hide replies
I agree kc, there's way too much attention put toward the 40 and being under 4.5, that has very little to due with lateral speed and playing speed and the vision to see the seams created by the O-line, I think Ball will be a successful NFL RB if he stays healthy.
miniscule? that is the difference between a 20 or 70 yard run.
How many 70 yard runs did we have last year? How many in the NFL in general? Overall speed among DB's is the bigges reason for why fewer longer runs in the NFL.
Latest Packers Blog Posts
- Murphy offers little detail on NFL investigation of Peppers, Matthews
- Packers place bids to host NFL draft
- Cohen's Corner: Position battles
- Packers sign CB Gatewood to reach roster limit
- Video: Aaron Rodgers talks concussions, UFOs on HBO show
- Rodgers duo wins ESPY for Hail Mary
- Packers sign RB Brandon Ross
- 2016 preview: Packers, Seahawks likely to be key battle in NFC
- 2016 preview: Rodgers, Watt matchup headlines Texans' visit
- 2016 preview: Eagles hand future to Wentz
Video Highlights
Latest Packers Photo Galleries


text: tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093591532627400.post2059370682139036480..comments2016-07-22T04:22:50.250+02:00Comments on Mole's Genealogy Blog: Child Emigrants to the Cape Colony Part 4Molehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093591532627400.post-22404140141328459882015-10-28T12:00:34.530+02:002015-10-28T12:00:34.530+02:00Thomas Arpin was my GGGrandfather and went on to m...Thomas Arpin was my GGGrandfather and went on to marry one of the Kleynhans daughters and raise a very large family. How I would love to find out why he was sent here as a 13yr old boy!!! Any clues as to where I can find more information as to his birth, parents, siblings etc??Lisette Cousinshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093591532627400.post-51125100667367390432013-06-11T12:52:39.378+02:002013-06-11T12:52:39.378+02:00I'm sure you're right, Andrew, considering...I'm sure you're right, Andrew, considering that their parents spent any available money on gin. Then when the children attempted to supplement their diet by taking fruit from orchards or stealing a piece of bread or a bit of bacon they ended up in prison. Vicious circle. Mole Molehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093591532627400.post-89551234596712939542013-06-11T11:48:34.902+02:002013-06-11T11:48:34.902+02:00a common thread appears to be 'small in statur...a common thread appears to be 'small in stature for age'. This would reflect nutritional short comings over a long period, possibly starting in early childhood. Current adequate intake would not be able to disguise past deprivation. ANDREW VAN RENSBURGhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Creating a Sports Highlight Reel with iMovie
This course demonstrates how to create a fast-paced sports video, for the home team or the pros, with the power and simplicity of the tools in Apple iMovie '11. Author Abba Shapiro illustrates how to use basic camera techniques and strategies when recording video and how to edit the footage together to create an entertaining highlights reel, using the built-in Sports theme in iMovie. Abba also shows how to reduce background or crowd noise and mix in audio interviews and music.
- Capturing the moment
- Adjusting settings in iMovie
- Cutting and editing the video
- Creating a trailer for the video
- Working with the Sports theme
- Reducing background noise
- Adding and mixing music
- Stabilizing shaky video
- Creating a split screen
- Adding instant replays and changing the video speed
- Subject:
- Video
- Software:
- iMovie
- Author:
- Abba Shapiro
- [Voiceover] Hi, I'm Abba Shapiro and welcome to Creating a Sports Highlight Reel with iMovie. In this course, we're gonna take a look at some advanced techniques in iMovie that you can use to make an exciting sports highlight movie. We'll start with some specific editing strategies. We'll kick off the sports movie with a quick action to get your viewers attention. Next, we'll use an interview with one of the players to add structure and focus to the story. We'll use specialized themes and titles in iMovie to give your sports reel authentic motion graphics.
And even boring footage can be made to look more exciting with music. We'll look at a few ways to add music and mix it cleanly with the interview audio. Finally, we'll look at a few special effects tricks to add some extra dynamic flare. In this course, I'm assuming you've already used iMovie or have gone through the iMovie essential training on Lynda.com. If you haven't checked out that course yet, be sure to take a look. Now, let's get started with Creating a Sports Highlight Reel with iMovie.
Related Courses
Creating a Vacation Video with iMovie58,002 Views
iMovie HD 6 + iDVD 6 Essential Training292,850 Views
iMovie for iPad Essential Training140,727 Views
iMovie HD + iDVD 5 Essential Training144,878 Views
Enhancing Photos with iPhoto60,788 Views
iMovie 10.0.2 Essential Training805,320 Views
Premiere Pro CC Essential Training (2014)1,822,562 Views
Final Cut Pro X 10.2 Essential Training788,731 Views
Photoshop CC Essential Training (2015)2,428,752 Views
iMovie 11 Essential Training1,572,474 Views


text:
Search results
Did you mean: tiananmen square process of 1909
Create the page "Tiananmen Square protests of 1989" on this wiki! See also the search results found.
- Translation:Beijing City Public Security Bureau Order to Search and Arrest Escaping Members of "Beijing Higher Education Student Autonomy Union"persons as escaping members of Beijing Higher Education Student Autonomy Union in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 1657762Beijing City Public8 KB (857 words) - 01:15, 16 December 2014
- 2009 Human Rights Report: China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) (section d. Freedom of Movement, Internally Displaced Persons, Protection of Refugees, and Stateless Persons)broadcasts also occurred around the anniversary of the 1989 crackdown in Tiananmen Square. Individual issues of foreign newspapers and magazines were occasionally340 KB (51,541 words) - 13:53, 2 February 2013
- Such censorship of foreign broadcasts also occurred around the anniversary of the 1989 crackdown in Tiananmen Square. Individual issues of foreign newspapers311 KB (47,549 words) - 18:44, 19 August 2011
- Lithuania, under continued Soviet repression; Tiananmen Square, Beijing, during both the festive demonstration of freedom and while the first armored personnel163 KB (24,509 words) - 13:32, 14 November 2013


text:
OSI-Approved Open Source (23)
- GNU General Public License version 2.0 (18)
- GNU General Public License version 3.0 (4)
- Academic Free License (1)
- Artistic License (1)
- Attribution Assurance License (1)
- Computer Associates Trusted Open Source License 1.1 (1)
- GNU Library or Lesser General Public License version 2.0 (1)
- Mozilla Public License 1.1 (1)
- NASA Open Source Agreement (1)
- wxWindows Library Licence (1)
- Linux (24)
- Grouping and Descriptive Categories (21)
- Mac (17)
- Windows (16)
- Modern (13)
- Other Operating Systems (6)
- Emulation and API Compatibility (5)
Top Apps
- Audio & Video
- Business & Enterprise
- Communications
- Development
- Home & Education
- Games
- Graphics
- Science & Engineering
- Security & Utilities
- System Administration
IPCop Firewall
Linux firewall distribution geared towards home and SOHO users.3,147 weekly downloads
A cross-platform GUI library1,656 weekly downloads
Foswiki is an Enterprise wiki, typically used to run a collaboration platform, knowledge base or document management system. Users can create wiki applications using the Topic Markup Language, and developers can extend its functionality with plugins. Foswiki stands for "Free and Open Source" wiki to emphasize its commitment to Open Source software.441 weekly downloads
BASE is the Basic Analysis and Security Engine. It is based on the code from the Analysis Console for Intrusion Databases (ACID) project. This application provides a web front-end to query and analyze the alerts coming from a SNORT IDS system.305 weekly downloads
A GUI to ease the process of producing a multipage PDF from a scan. gscan2pdf should work on almost any Linux/BSD machine.308 weekly downloads
Announcing "The Upgraded Robolinux 8.5 Raptors W/FREE OS Installer"1,450 weekly downloads
Building High Quality ERP and Accounting Software for SMB & SME186 weekly downloads
OCS Inventory NG
Do you know all devices connected to your IT network ? Do you know which software or hardware component is installed on a computer ? Are you able to deploy softwares or configuration scripts on your computers ? No, then Try OCS Inventory NG...150 weekly downloads
Read, write and edit metadata792 weekly downloads
CARE2X - Integrated Hospital Info System
Integrated Hospital Information System. PHP,mySQL,PostgreSQL. Surgery, Nursing,Outpatient,Wards,Labs, Pharmacy, Security,Admission,Schedulers, Repair, Communication & more. Multilanguage, WYSIWYG forms, userconfig, embedded workbots. Modular & scalab149 weekly downloads
LiVES is a Video Editing System. It is designed to be simple to use, y62 weekly downloads
GPRS Easy Connect
The GPRS EC project closed. The http://gprsec.hu/ Website is down. (you can have a look at http://web.archive.org/web/20071020032418/gprsec.hu/modules/index/)! Becouse of this i created this Project to reentery the development.210 weekly downloads
ISP Control Panel
ispCP is a project founded to build a Multi Server Control and Administration Panel without limits. This Control Panel should be usable by any Internet Service Provider (ISP). This project is a fork of the stalled VHCS.57 weekly downloads
Perl Audio Converter
Linux Audio Converter / Tagger / CD Ripper45 weekly downloads
goText is a free software for Mobile Phones to send free SMS messages over GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/WiFi connection. It is coded in Java (J2ME) with MIDP 1.0 and CLDC 1.0 profiles, so it can be used an almost any java enabled mobile phone/device!25 weekly downloads
NMDC Hub Server14 weekly downloads
Accounting/ERP system for manufacturers, retail and service businesses. ***** WE ARE NO LONGER MAINTAINING SOURCEFORGE AS A SOURCE FOR DOWNLOADS, PLEASE SEE http://www.sql-ledger.com/source TO GET THE LATEST VERSION *****9 weekly downloads
A multi-platform .htaccess file management system for the Apache web server software which enables the user to administer both .htaccess and .htpasswd files to setup password protected directories and to add and remove users.3 weekly downloads
WebAPP CMS V 1.0 SE
WebAPP: Web Automated Perl Portal is easily installed on virtually any UNIX-based server which is provided by all modern hosting plans. WebAPP is the most fully-featured, versatile, free and open-source, flat-file Perl portal script available today! ----3 weekly downloads
SME Server
The Koozali SME Server is a simple and robust server gateway for SOHO1 weekly downloads
Ringlink is a CGI Perl program that provides the tools necessary to build and run rings of websites, i.e. systems of links between websites of similar contents. For an overview of Project Ringlink, please visit the Home Page at www.ringlink.org.2 weekly downloads
BLibrestez55 Robotics Software Project
BLibrestez Robotics Software Library Project1 weekly downloads
GTCop Professional Security Appliance aims to provide a powerful tool for satellite communications, with enhanced QoS and bandwidth controls. As derived from IPCop Firewall, it is a stable, secure, easy to configure and maintain GNU/Linux firewall box.1 weekly downloads
Genethic IRC Server Monitor
Genethic IRC Server Monitor is a perl bot which has started being written by the administrator of Geneva.CH.EU.Undernet.org in August of 2001. It is monitoring your IRC server, publishing almost all of the stats in a webpage.1 weekly downloads


text:
Physical Description
Llamas, like other camelids have long necks, limbs, rounded muzzles, protruding lower incisors, and a cleft upper lip. South American camelids, including llamas, alpacas, and guanacos do not have humps as do Old World camelids. Llamas are the largest member of this group. They have long shaggy pelage which varies greatly in color. A common coat pattern is reddish brown fur with mottled patches of white or yellow.
Llamas are fairly large mammals standing about 1.21 m at the shoulder and about 1.2 m in length from head to tail. Adult L. glama can weigh from 130 to 155 kg. Unlike some other Artiodactyla, L. glama has a two toed foot with a thick leathery pad on each foot's sole.
Llamas have an unusually high content of hemoglobin in their bloodstream and oval shaped red blood corpuscles, both of which are adaptaions for surviving in an oxygen-poor, high altitude environment. Like other members of the Camelidae, L. glama has distinctive teeth. Adult llamas retain only one upper incisor, and the lower incisors clip vegetation against hardened gums. Other distinctive features about this species include the reduction of the premolars to 2/1 and a considerable diastema between the incisors and premolars.
Range mass: 130 to 155 kg.
Average mass: 140 kg.
Range length: .92 to 1.6 m.
Average length: 1.2 m.
Average basal metabolic rate: 148.94 W.


text:
Google working on two smartwatches
Angelfish and Swordfish
Google is reportedly working on two Android Wear smartwatches which have a fishy theme.
Serious security flaw in Qualcomm packages
Found in hundreds of Android phone models
FireEye has found a vulnerability in Qualcomm software packages which are under the bonnet of hundreds of Android phone models.
HTC scores Nexus deal
Three years
HTC has scored a deal to exclusively manufacture Nexus devices for the next three years.
Windows 10 mobile upgrade delayed
Unlike the desktop which will upgrade you when you are not looking
While people have been complaining about the enthusiasm Microsoft has been using to upgrade users to Windows 10, the same does not apply to those on its mobile operating system.
Google Nexus 5X now on sale in select regions
The US, Canada, UK, Ireland, India, Korea and Japan
While the Google Nexus 6P was available from day one, those looking for a smaller 5.2-inch Nexus 5X had and might still have to wait a bit as it has just launched in select key markets.
LG G4 gets Marshmallow
First non-Nexus
The LG G4 is set to be the first smartphone, other than the Nexus phones, to get Android 6.0 Marshmallow update.
Nexus devices getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow
All devices from Nexus 5 days
As it has promised last week during its event, Google has started rolling out the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to the rest of the Nexus lineup.
Google officially unveils new Nexus smartphones
LG-made Nexus 5X and Huawei-made Nexus 6P
During its press event, Google has officially unveiled its two new Nexus smartphones, the LG-made 5.2-inch Nexus 5X and the Huawei-made 5.7-inch Nexus 6P.
Both upcoming Nexus smartphones leaked online
Press renderings show them in full glory
As we draw closer to Google's announced September 29 event, it does not come as a surprise that both of the upcoming and earlier rumored Nexus smartphones have leaked online in press renderings.
Google sends out invites for September 29 event
Nexus smartphones inbound
Google has finally sent out invites for its even that will be held in San Francisco on September 29th, confirming ealier rumors.


text:
PETA Targets Celebrity Chef Fans With New 'Silent Scream' Ad Spot
There are 10810 comments on the www.huffingtonpost.com story from May 31, 2012, titled PETA Targets Celebrity Chef Fans With New 'Silent Scream' Ad Spot. In it, www.huffingtonpost.com reports that:
The season premiere of Gordon Ramsay's "Hell's Kitchen" is June 4, and PETA has a bone to pick with Gordon Ramsay's screaming... sort of.
Join the discussion below, or Read more at www.huffingtonpost.com.
#1311 Jun 11, 2012
Living Graves
We are the living graves of murdered beasts,
Slaughtered to satisfy our appetites.
We never pause to wonder at our feasts,
If animals, like men, can possibly have rights.
We pray on Sundays that we may have light,
To guide our footsteps on the path we tread.
Were sick of war, we do not want to fight -
The thought of it now fills our hearts with dread,
And yet we gorge ourselves upon the dead.
Like carrion crows we live and feed on meat,
Regardless of the suffering and the pain
we cause by doing so, if thus we treat
defenceless animals for sport or gain,
how can we hope in this world to attain,
the PEACE we say we are so anxious for.
We pray for it oer hecatombs of slain,
to God, while outraging the moral law,
thus cruelty begets its offspring WAR.
~ George Bernard Shaw (1856~1950)
Sydney, Australia
#1312 Jun 11, 2012
So, you're quoting George Bernard Shaw.
"After visiting the USSR in 1931 and meeting Joseph Stalin, Shaw became a supporter of the Stalinist USSR."
Yep, the man's a genius. LOL.
Since: Oct 08
Boggy Creek
#1313 Jun 12, 2012
I'm not trying to convince anyone. I'm simply stating what is. I did not create the natural order of life nor can I change it but I do understand it.
Since: Nov 10
Powellton WV
#1314 Jun 12, 2012
You are not entirely accurate.
Ppl are living in areas that used to be wild land.
The movement of humans into the land that was once
theirs has been the causative factor in animals
And hunters do not aim to wound they shoot to kill.
I don't know of one hunter who tries to "maim" an
In WV the deer have only one natural predator....
that I can think of off the top of my head and that
one predator is not able to thin the herds enough
to prevent sickness and starving. Because whether
you realize it or not hunting makes the herds stronger
and healthier.
Since: Nov 10
Powellton WV
#1315 Jun 12, 2012
And yes, whether you believe this or not
doesn't matter because it's true, men do
factor in when it comes to "the wild."
What do you think ancient man ate? lol
They have always hunted for food. Just
because they are better at it now than they
were a million yrs ago means nothing.
As long as they follow the rules the DNR
(Department of National Resources) lays
down then it's all good.
hiss of death
"Bowhunting Is Euphoric"
Since: Jan 09
Double Lung em
#1316 Jun 12, 2012
It's not "all good" to the animal rights kool-aid drinkers who are attempting to rewrite the evolution of humankind.
Since: Nov 10
Powellton WV
#1317 Jun 12, 2012
Yeah I get that.
Point is certain animals are a food source.
My thing is this....you don't have to torture
them to kill them.
Ppl who mistreat domestic animals should have
to face stiff penalties.
hiss of death
"Bowhunting Is Euphoric"
Since: Jan 09
Double Lung em
#1318 Jun 12, 2012
#1319 Jun 12, 2012
Police where alerted to the scene after several passersby reported seeing a large AR Baboon by the name of Lumpy foaming at the mouth & throwing feces from inside it's cage......
#1320 Jun 12, 2012
My new girlfriend is a vegan. She don't like meat but she sure likes the bone.
#1321 Jun 12, 2012
Nor are you accurate. I don't care what hunters "aim" to do, the FACT is that countless animals are wounded by hunters and left to suffer in agony for hours, days, weeks or and/or are left crippled for whatever time left they have. I know there are many 'hunter' who don't give a dam' and they even make 'snuff' videos of the maiming and suffering they cause animals as the hunters hoot, holler and laugh while the animal suffers before their eyes. Hunters are their own worst enemy and their snuff films are being seen everywhere---especially on youtube.
Hunting does NOTHING but assure that there will will plenty more live 'targets' to maim, mutilate and murder year after year and year. It;s referred to as Compensatory Rebound Effect http://defendurbanwildlife.org/news/Compensat...
You claim that hunting "makes the herds stronger
and healthier"??? There is NOTHING sane , sensible or logical is mass murdering the healthiest, fittest strongest animals and THAT is what hunters strive to do. They don't kill the scrawny, weak, sickly deer like NATURAL predators do to keep herds in check, There is NOTHING rational or ethical in killing healthy animals. I don't care what propaganda and lies you have been fed by hunters or hunting organizations, it only takes simple common sense to realize that hunting is a sham. Hunting is a multi BILLION dollar industry and the number one concern is making money. Less than 7% of the U.S. are licensed hunters and those numbers are declining. The majority are learning the TRUTH behind the hunting sham and I will continue to help inform people. There is no reason to hunt and there is no reason to eat animal corpses. Humans do not need to eat animal corpses and there are millions of people who are living proof of this.
#1322 Jun 12, 2012
I ate at the chinese buffet again today!....with all the meat on that buffet how can one be sure it's what the little signs say it is......beef.....chicken....po rk.....etc......it could really be dog or cat or panda......you never know........it was good though......going back tomorrow!
#1323 Jun 12, 2012
I'm a poacher....I only kill for food though......I don't need no stinkin liscencs......no offence intended Squach.
#1324 Jun 12, 2012
Hey Squach,^^THIS^^ is exactly the kind of scumbags that were prevalent where I lived for many years. Pieces of sh#t like him are also the kind who make repulsive 'snuff' films and broadcast them on youtube. You can thank this scumbag for being your own worst enemy as well as all the despicable asses who troll the Animal Rights forums 24/7 proving what socially inept repulsive slobs they are.
#1325 Jun 12, 2012
The "natural order of life" does not mean to kill and use any and every non human sentient being that we wish---ESPECIALLY when there are countless non animal options. There is nothing natural about killing the fittest, strongest, healthiest animals. REAL predators typically kill the weaker, feeble, sickly prey and you know this.
Since: Oct 08
Boggy Creek
#1326 Jun 12, 2012
I take the first legal deer that I have a shot at. I don't wait for the strongest or the fittest. Actually I prefer mature does. I don't hunt for trophies, I don't hunt predators, and I don't hunt for sport. I hunt for food. I only hunt what I eat, deer, rabbit, and some squirrel. That's far from every animal I can kill. You keep telling me that there are non-animal "options"......anoth er word for choices. I do not choose the same path as you. That doesn't make either one of us wrong, it makes us individuals with choices. I don't see anything wrong with either choice. If anything, my choice is shared by many, many more humans than yours is. Does that make your choice wrong? I don't think so. I only know it is not the choice for me. You still haven't addressed my question about other omnivorous primates making tools to hunt and eat other animals. Is that natural? They were not taught to do this by man. Yet that is exactly what man does.
hiss of death
"Bowhunting Is Euphoric"
Since: Jan 09
Double Lung em
#1327 Jun 12, 2012
Yes, that's what happens to me when I read your posts but most folks just call it vomiting.
Translation: I am prepared to lie my ass off if even one sucker will listen.
But there are billions of people who eat meat and who disagree with you. Vegans are grossly outnumbered.
#1328 Jun 12, 2012
just kidding!
#1329 Jun 12, 2012
Yes it's another word for 'choices' and your choices involve causing deliberate harm and death to other beings, mine do not. When your or anyone else's choices are causing other beings to suffer and die, then you can be sure that I will continue to speak out against it. It's not just a matter of trivial choices like what football team is the best or what car is the sportiest, these are choices that cause deliberate harm and death and people like me will never condone any activity that causes harm and death to innocent beings. You just need to accept that. These are after all the ANIMAL RIGHTS forums and typically it is geared towards the people who fight to protect ALL animals, because all animals lives matter.
What other animals do has NOTHING to do with what humans choose to do. I find it almost amusing that many humans like to think they are 'superior' to all other animals, yet it seems they want to try and justify what they (humans) do by equating themselves to primates and what they do. We not only have a choice, but we have the capability of using reason as well as empathy and compassion. The thought of seeing a deer, a rabbit, a squirrel and then shooting them and watching them die moments after they were simply LIVING their lives makes me sick. I watch squirrels and rabbits in my yard and they bring peace to my heart and make me smile. I can't imagine being so heartless as to see such beauty and joyfulness and then take aim and blast the life from these incredible little beings. I am glad that I have grown to have genuine compassion, empathy and respect for animals and I will fight against all animal cruelty as long as I am on this Earth.
#1330 Jun 12, 2012
Tell me when this thread is updated:Subscribe Now Add to my Tracker
Add your comments below
Entertainment Discussions
|Last By
|Obama: Clinton More Qualified Than Me, Bill to ...
|54 min
|Cordwainer Trout
|Clooney's restraining order
|2 hr
|Here is what I
|The Latest: First lady calls out Trump, - hatefula
|3 hr
|Star Trek Discovery needs to push boundaries wi...
|3 hr
|Thats Right
|Thousands Protest Roe V. Wade Decision (Jan '08)
|3 hr
|Dev Hynes following 'school of Bowie and Prince...
|3 hr
|Pope Ben Out To P...
|Wabash Valley DNC delegates feeling 'energy'
|4 hr
Find what you want!
Search Entertainment Forum Now
Copyright © 2016 Topix LLC


text:
To the casual observer, drone warfare might be seen as a panacea, making it easy to pick off bad guys from a distance without any risk to attacking forces. Viewers of Drones, an 82-minute indie film available Friday through on-demand services, will come away with a whole new perspective.
"It's a double-edged sword — safe for the operators, but the consequences are grim," said the film's director, Rick Rosenthal, a 33-year veteran of TV and movie production.
"This is the first time people involved in warfare are seeing the results of their actions in such detail," Rosenthal said during a recent visit to Washington. "A bomber pilot in past wars would let the bombs go and never see the damage. Here you watch it right on your screen as it happens."
The two main characters in Drones, a well-connected Air Force lieutenant played by Eloise Mumford and an experienced drone pilot played by Matt O'Leary, learn just how traumatic a mission can be when the targets are in full display in real time via satellite images.
The entire film takes place inside the command center of a drone base in Nevada, which Rosenthal compared to a trailer used by a director on the set of a TV show. While monitoring the home of a suspected terrorist in Afghanistan, the pair spots a man believed to be an al-Qaida leader — surrounded by women and children there for a family gathering.
Tensions build and emotions intensify after Pentagon officials issue immediate kill orders, even if there are collateral damages. The two pilots begin to doubt whether they have the right man and whether the deaths of children are justified, all while their commanders are threatening to forcibly replace them if they don't pull the trigger on the drone.
Rosenthal said that when the film premiered last fall at a festival in London, the audience of about 200 was asked afterward how many were convinced the target was a terrorist. Only about 10 people raised their hands. Then the audience was asked how many people thought he was not a terrorist. Again, only about 10 people raised their hands.
"So most were not convinced one way or the other," he said. "There are a number of ways to look at it. We're neither pro- nor anti-drones. The film makes both cases."
But the movie certainly raises important moral questions about today's destructive technologies.
"As the lieutenant says in the film, if we can wage war anytime anywhere without risk, what's to keep us from doing some very stupid things?" Rosenthal said.
Rosenthal, who turned 65 this month, is a New York City native who actually started in politics before directing his first movie, Halloween II, released in 1981 (the same year Rosenthal married one of the actresses in the original Halloween movie, Nancy Stephens). He interned on Capitol Hill for the late Sen. Thomas Dodd, D-Conn., before heading to Hollywood.
Rosenthal directed another military-themed film that came out in 1988, Distant Thunder, about the troubles of a Vietnam War veteran. "I've always been interested in what happens to warriors when they come back," he said.


text:
See All Brands•See All Categories
Items: 0 • $0.00
Tracking•Help•Contact Us
BodyStrong 100% Pure Fish Oil (1000mg) 180 sgels
$7.99Save 52%
BodyStrong100% Pure Fish Oil (1000mg)
180 sgels
Retail Price: $16.62
Sale Price: $7.99
Fish Oil
Adding Fish Oil To Your Diet May Promote:-Healthy Cardiovascular Function-Healthy Looking Hair & Skin-Healthy & Pain Free Joints-Increased Fat LossFish Oil is one of the most essential supplements for everyone - young or old, male or female. iForce Nutrition Fish Oil has been thoroughly tested to show it is free from heavy metals and toxins. Don't settle for anything less than the best!
Other Ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, Purified Water, Peppermint Oil
Manufacturer's Directions
Take 2 gel caps once or twice per day with meals. Consume with at least 6 ounces of water. Take this product daily for overall cardiovascular and joint health.
Manufacturer's Disclaimer
Exceeding the recommended servings, not following the directions, or not following the warning may lead to unwanted effects.This product is only intended to be consumed by healthy individuals 18 years of age or older. Do not exceed the recommended serving suggestion. Do not use if you are pregnant, contemplating pregnancy or nursing. Consult your physician prior to use of this product. Do not use this product if you have heart disease, thyroid disease, diabetes, high blood pressure or any other medical condition. Do not use if the seal is broken or missing. Keep out of reach of children.
really really bad fish burps. maybe its just me but i couldnt take them after the first week. switched to nla for her - her omegas and they were alot better but still had mild fish burps. maybe you cant get away from fish burps if you are taking fish oil. but having them all day long everyday is hard to deal with :-/
Title your review * (150 character max)
Share your opinion * (4000 character max)
How would you rate this?
Country Life Neuro-PS Phosphatidylserine Complex 60 sgels
Our Price $26.99
Quest Nutrition Quest Bar Mixed Berry Bliss 12 bars
Our Price $21.99
Now Probiotic-10 (50 Billion) 50 vcaps
Our Price $18.99


text:
Sandusky faces various penalties at sentencing
Could get a maximum of 440 years
PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania judge will have some leeway when sentencing former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky Tuesday on 45 counts of child sexual abuse.
By law, the minimum sentences for those 45 counts add up to 220 years; the maximum sentences add up to 440 years.
But the lowest sentence Sandusky could receive is 10 years, should Judge John Cleland decide to give him minimum sentences that run concurrently on each count.
Sandusky lawyer Joe Amendola says, "it's as certain as certain can be" that Sandusky will address the judge and claim his innocence before he is sentenced.


text:
In season 2 of TNG, Dr. Crusher was replaced with Dr. Pulaski. In season 3, Dr Crusher came back. The best information I can find is "On Star Trek TNG, why was Crusher replaced by Pulaski? And...?" on Yahoo Answers. But there must be better more complete information out there.
In universe, she was offered a position at Starfleet Medical. She worked with Calvin Hutchinson (the Commander that Data learned small talk in order to interact with in "Starship Mine"), but her actual role there was never explained. According to Memory Beta, the (quasi-canonical) novels indicate she was actually the head of Starfleet Medical. When she returned, not a lot was said, but in "Evolution" it seems like she told Picard that she may have returned so that she wasn't separated from Wesley:
Out-of-universe, according to some recent reports, there was some sort of problem between Gates McFadden and producer/writer Maurice Hurley. I've heard this characterized in some places as sexual harassment, but I'm not sure that's based on any actual allegations. Rick Berman did say he was at the center of it, though:
(That quote is from the summary here.)
This comment also cites her hair (of all things) as costing lots of time and money to keep styled right to avoid continuity problems. Not sure I buy it, but there it is.
According to comments on the Season 2 Blu Ray, Gates McFadden was very vocal about the tendency of the scripts to run sexist in the first season, which created tension between her and the writers and producers. Patrick Stewart, on at least one occasion, stood up for her and added his voice to the complain leading a script to be largely changed.
With Hollywood largely STILL being a "boys club", especially behind the scenes, it's not hard to imagine how she would be fired for speaking up in such a fashion, which is seriously disappointing. ESPECIALLY concerning "Star Trek".
According to Memory Alpha, Crusher was written off the show due to difficulties that the writers were having with her:
This quote also says it was due to the staff not liking Pulaski, and both the fans and Patrick Stewart wanted Crusher back on the show.
What I remember from back then, but she was written off because she simply couldn't act. She filed a union grievance, and basically got lucky that the fans hated Pulaski and they needed a solution. All the rest of the "sexist" script stuff was nonsense. To this day, most of the cast still dont support her.
protected by Community♦ Aug 2 '15 at 4:50
Thank you for your interest in this question.
Because it has attracted low-quality or spam answers that had to be removed, posting an answer now requires 10 reputation on this site (the association bonus does not count).
Would you like to answer one of these unanswered questions instead?


text:
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Chaim Potok, the rabbi-turned-author whose Orthodox upbringing inspired "The Chosen" and other best-selling novels that explored the clash between religious and secular life, died Tuesday of brain cancer. He was 73.
Potok, who had recently been dictating a novel to his wife, was diagnosed in April 2000. He died of the disease at his suburban Merion home, his wife, Adena, said.
Like Herman Wouk, Potok was highly regarded within the Jewish community, but less so within the general literary community, especially compared to more secular Jewish-American authors such as Saul Bellow and Philip Roth.
However, his storytelling was popular among readers of many faiths.
"He created an American stream that really didn't exist before. He wrote directly from the interior of the Jewish theological experience, rather than from the social experience. And they were best sellers," the novelist Cynthia Ozick told The Associated Press.
Amarillo Globe-News © 2016. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy / About Our Ads


text:
Top Definition
An Asian woman that's on the prowl for an American or European boyfriend.
You gotta hang out in the clubs and bars that cater to foreigners, that's where all the round eye hunters go.
af BorisSDT 25. februar 2011
Trending Now
Emails sendes fra email@example.com. Vi lover ikke at spamme dig.×


text:
The Redondo Beach Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which in partnership with individuals, community businesses and corporations, seeks to provide the additional funding and resources needed to enhance the educational experience of all RBUSD children. Your donations are fully tax deductible and EVERY dollar goes back to the District to support RBUSD programs.
To make a donation to RBEF, and read more information about how the current crisis impacts the RBUSD, please visit the RBEF website.
2014-15 CA Distinguished School
Quick Links
Big Cat Sister School Initiative/Cause An Uproar
3rd - 8th Grade GATE (Gifted and Talented Education)
Redondo Beach Educational Foundation
RBUSD Parent & Student Handbook
Homepage Locker
Message from Shivani Bhalla to Alta Vista
This text will be replaced
How has Alta Vista supported Remot Primary?
Learn more about Remot Primary
Interested in your child attending Alta Vista Elementary?
You are invited to attend one of our Prospective Parent Informational Sessions and Tours:
Friday, January 22nd at 8:30am
Friday, February 5th at 8:30am
Wednesday, February 10th, 2pm Kindergarten Roundup
Friday, February 26th at 8:30am
Friday, March 4th, 9:30am
Friday, April 22nd, 8:30am
Friday, May 20th, 8:30am
Tours with the principal meet in the Alta Vista main office and last for approximately 45 minutes.
RSVPs are suggested. To RSVP, Click here
Need registration information? Enrollment Information
Science Expo 2016
Scientists show us your skills!!!Come see the work of Alta VIsta's scientists on June 1 at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria!
For more information check out the packets here.
Notice to Parents and Guardians about Vaccine Exemptions
Please read the following notice outlining new state guidelines related to vaccines and school registration
The WATCH D.O.G.S. are Coming!
We ask that "Dads" volunteer for no more than 2 days per school year to allow all dads the opportunity to participate.
Please indicate your child's teacher's name in the comment section of your signup.
Alta Vista Happenings
Below is a glance at important upcoming dates:
Please return all Thursday RED folders to your child's teacher
Need a copy of your child's supply list for 2015-16? Click Here
PM Kindergarten Parents, please note:
PM Kindergarten runs from 11:40-3:00 pm on M, Tu, Th and Fridays
8:15 - 11:35 am on Wednesdays
Important Dates for the Next Few Weeks:
8:30am Flag Ceremony
Dear Alta Vista Visitors,
Greetings from the Alta Vista faculty, staff, students and families and welcome to one of the strongest elementary schools in the South Bay. This site is designed ...more
Missed Mrs. Wildes' Weekly E-Blast?
Alta Vista Calendar
Alta Vista Elementary 2015 National Blue Ribbon School
Volunteering as a WATCH D.O.G.S.? Watch the Orientation Video Here
Want to Become a Member of the WATCH DOGS?
Weekly Alta Vista Flyers
No news posted
View Alta Vista's 2015 CAASPP Results Presentation
Positive Behavioral Expectations
Interested in Redondo Beach Community Events and Flyers?
Come Join Our Walking School Bus, Monday - Fridays!
Learn more about the WSB!
Interested in Volunteering? Click here
Nutrition Services
Here at Redondo Beach we know that good nutrition and learning go hand in hand. The Nutrition Services department does it's best to select high quality lean meats, whole grains, as well as fresh fruits and vegetables and to provide a variety of healthy food choices that our students will enjoy and that also meet state and federal requirements based on the USDA Dietary Guidelines.
Click here for menus, meal applications, prepayment of lunch accounts, nutrition information, games and more!


text:
MMX Rallies After Closing Sale of Chile Assets to Cooper Mining
MMX Mineracao & Metalicos SA, the mining company founded by former billionaire Eike Batista, rose the most on the Ibovespa after concluding the sale of its assets in Chile to Inversiones Cooper Mining SA.
MMX rose 4.7 percent to 89 centavos at 1:53 p.m. in Sao Paulo, extending its two-day gain to 47 percent. The Ibovespa index declined 0.8 percent today
"Investors are concerned about Batista's companies, but there are good businesses worth saving," Sandro Fernandes, a trader at the brokerage firm Geraldo Correa, said in a phone interview from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. "Today's rally on MMX shows people believe it can rebound."
Under the agreement with Cooper Mining, MMX will get quarterly royalty payments from its Chilean assets of 80 cents per ton of dry iron ore, up to a cumulative $40 million, according to a regulatory filing today.
Trafigura Beheer BV, the world's second-biggest metals trader, and Mubadala Development Co., the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund, agreed last month to buy a 65 percent stake in the unit of MMX that controls the Sudeste port in Rio de Janeiro state by paying $400 million and assuming debt.
Batista, 56, has sold stakes this year in his power-generation, oil and shipping ventures and relinquished control of his port developer LLX Logistica SA after missed output targets triggered a collapse in the valuation of his companies, erasing most of his fortune.
Oil producer OGX Petroleo & Gas Participacoes SA, the centerpiece of Batista's commodities group, filed for bankruptcy protection Oct. 30.


text:
Money-Fund Assets Boosted by Institutional, Retail Classes
Assets in money-market funds climbed $25.27 billion in the latest week on particularly strong inflows to institutional funds, while investors also added money to retail funds, according to the Investment Company Institute.
Cash has been moving in and out of the funds in recent months after hundreds of billions of dollars were pulled from money-market funds in the first half of the year in the search for higher returns. Recent municipal-bond turmoil has sent some investors to money funds.
For the week ended Wednesday, total fund assets climbed to $2.836 trillion, according to ICI.
Retail funds had net inflows of $2.64 billion, putting asset levels at $938.44 billion. Taxable government funds increased $1.25 billion to $166.7 billion, while nongovernment funds had $207 million of outflows, lowering the amount of money in them to $569.26 billion. Tax-exempt funds grew $1.6 billion to $202.48 billion.
Institutional-class assets rose a net $22.63 billion to $1.897 trillion. Taxable government funds were up $15.93 billion to $671.12 billion; nongovernment funds, up $8.22 billion to $1.103 trillion. Tax-exempt funds fell $1.52 billion to $123.12 billion.


text:
Approaches to Teaching Wright's Native Son
- Editor: James A. Miller
- Pages: x & 141 pp.
- Published: 1997
- ISBN: 9780873527408 (Paperback)
- ISBN: 9780873527392 (Cloth)
"This collection will be a valuable resource not only for instructors teaching the novel for the first time but also for those who find that the approach to the novel they developed in the 1970s doesn't work today. Both James A. Miller's lucid introduction and the organization of the essays speak to issues an intelligent teacher wants help with."
Richard Wright predicted that Bigger Thomas, his most powerful literary creation, would become "a symbolic figure of American life, a figure who would hold within him the prophecy of our future." The essays collected in this volume attest to the accuracy of that prediction and to the ability of Native Son—even after half a century—to fascinate, shock, and divide its readers. The novel raises many challenging questions for today's teachers and students: How much did Wright's radical political views influence the fabric of the novel? Is Bigger a racial archetype or racial stereotype? How does one reconcile Bigger's claims of free will with the book's grim environmental determinism? Who is responsible for the tragedy of Bigger Thomas?


text:
This March I met with 30 senior architects for two days to discuss cloud computing and what impact this might have on enterprise.
Sessions were delivered from Industry trade associations, industry analysts, early adopters of cloud computing plus sessions covering what Microsoft are up to in this space around data centres, BPOS and Azure.
More of the output including slide decks can be found on the Microsoft UK Architect Portal but this is what I collected from various debates and discussions …
Participating Organisations:
AstraZeneca PLC, Atos Origin, Avanade, Bank of America, BP, British Energy, Carbonflame, Centrica, Clifford Chance, Conchango, Easyjet, EDS, Freeform Dynamics, Logica CMG, Nationwide, Royal Mail, Solidsoft, Solidsoft, SunGardps, Unisys, Zurich
Technorati Tags: UKARC,Architecture,Cloud Computing,Azure,BPOS,Microsoft,Architect Council


text:
Bob White Bridge
The Bob White Bridge in Patrick County is an 80-foot truss over the Smith River near Route 8, south of Woolwine. Built in 1921, it served principally as a connection between Route 8 and a church on the south side of the river.
Note: The bridge washed away Sept. 29, 2015.
Take a Road Trip
It can be reached from Woolwine by traveling one and a half miles south on Route 8, then east one mile on Route 618 to Route 869. Turn south and go one-tenth of a mile.
Visit Virginia's Other Covered Bridges
Return to the map.
Page last modified: Dec. 11, 2015


text:
On the Record
"Create a checklist until it becomes second nature," Robertson suggests. SmartShopper is a portable, hand-held device that records, categorizes, and prints a list of errands and shopping items. It holds up to 2,500 different entries and has a magnetic back so you can stick it on the fridge. About $150; Smart Shopper


text:
Upload Photo
New stores on Long Island
Whether you're looking for furniture, vintage clothing, workout gear, hot accessories or a really great bra or swimsuit, these new Long Island stores have you covered.
Newsday.com now uses Facebook for our comment boards. Please read our guidelines and connect your Facebook account to comment.
84 signs you're from Nassau Peek inside Long Island's most lavish homes 90 pictures of LI in the 1950s Stunning photos from around LI, NYC 61 LI dogs you can adopt right now 50 must-have summer, pool toys Secrets of LIers who've shed up to 320 lbs. Guess who: LI celebrity yearbook pictures Evolution of LI cheerleaders Only in the Hamptons: Parties, events, more LI homecoming kings/queens throwback photos 'American Sniper,' more great war films


text:
Artistic Staff
Marcela Molina, Director
Chris Fresolone, Assistant Director (Director, Jubilate)
Julia Higgins, Associate Conductor (Hummingbirds)
Jess Edelbrock, Associate Conductor, (Mariposa Singers, Bumblebees) and Engagement Program Director
Laura Glunt, Associate Conductor (Ladybugs)
Jennifer Wortman, Associate Conductor (Bumblebees)
Gloria Day, Associate Conductor (Downtown Engagement Choir)
Benjamin Lebovitz, Associate Conductor (Sahuarita Engagement Choir)
Stephen Warner, Associate Conductor (Southwest Engagement Choir)
Natalie Hall, Bumblebees, Ladybugs, and Hummingbirds Assistant
Hannah Spiller, Bumblebees Assistant
Kuei-Fan Lin, Accompanist (Bumblebees, Mariposa, and Jubilate)
Woan-Ching Lim, Accompanist (Ladybugs and Hummingbirds)
Administrative Staff
Artistic Staff
Marcela Molina, DMA
Dr. Molina has been affiliated with the Tucson Girls Chorus since 2006, first serving as Artistic Director and taking the helm as Executive Director in 2011. Under Dr. Molina's guidance, the Tucson Girls Chorus has grown significantly in both program and outreach. Dr. Molina feels passionate about the social impact TGC is doing in our community and is committed to change lives through music. In 2011 she was an honoree in Tucson's 40 under 40 for her significant achievements and contributions in her profession and community. In 2014, Dr. Molina was one of eight in the state of Arizona chosen as a Cox Hispanic Heritage Month honoree and in 2016 she was selected as finalist for the Woman of Influence Awards in the category Arts and Culture Champion.
Born in Bogotá, Colombia Dr. Marcela Molina holds a degree in Theory and Composition from Westminster Choir College and a doctorate in Choral Conducting from the University of Arizona. As a member of the Westminster Symphonic Choir (1998-2001), Dr. Molina sang under the batons of Joseph Flummerfelt, Kurt Masur, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Zdenek Macal, and Sir Colin Davis with such esteemed orchestras as the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the New Jersey Symphony and the Orchestra of St. Luke's. In 2002 Dr. Molina joined the theory faculty for the Select Young Artist Certificate Program at the Westminster Conservatory.
From 2003-2006, as a graduate student at the University of Arizona, Dr. Molina served as assistant conductor of the Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus. She has enjoyed podium time with the professional choir True Concord Voices and Orchestra, The Arizona Choir, University Community Chorus, and The Women's Choir of The Vocal Arts Festival among other undergraduate ensembles at the University of Arizona. From 2008-2012 Molina served as the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Tucson Masterworks Chorale.
Dr. Molina serves on the board of the AZ American Choral Association as the chair for Women's Choir Repertoire and Standards. She contributed four articles to the book Teaching through Performance in Choir, Volume 2. and often serves as a clinician and guest conductor at choral festivals and All-State Choirs.
Assistant Director
Chris Fresolone, DMA
Dr. Fresolone directs the Jubilate Choir and is the accompanist and assistant conductor for the Advanced and Alumnae Choirs. He is the co-director for the TGC Engagement Program serving downtown Tucson, the Southwest side of Tucson, Sahuarita, and the Northwest side of Tucson.
He completed his doctoral studies in organ performance with a minor in choral conducting from the University from Arizona. He is also organist at Casas Adobes UCC Church in Tucson and teaches music at The Gregory School, where he teaches choir, band, theory, general music, and music-directs the all-school Musical.
Before arriving in Tucson in 2006, Chris lived in the Seattle area, where he was a church musician, music educator, and musical theatre director. Chris served as musical director for productions including Bye Bye Birdie, Footloose, Nunsense, and the Taxi Cabaret, which Chris first directed for the Village Theatre's Festival of New Musicals in Issaquah, WA.
Chris received a bachelor's degree in music, a bachelor's degree in computer studies, and a master's degree in music technology, from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. While a student at Northwestern, Chris worked for Harmonic Vision, where he helped develop and support music educational software from the award winning Music Ace series. Several of Chris's original compositions appear within the software! Chris also served as organ scholar and assistant conductor for the Northwestern University Chapel Choir.
Chris is originally from New Jersey; during his high school years he performed (and was president of) in his high school choir and the Buttondowns, the school's select men's vocal ensemble. He played in the pit bands for the musicals at his school and at local colleges (including Godspell, Into the Woods, and Pippen), and he played the French Horn in the New Jersey Youth Symphony.
Associate Conductor, Hummingbirds Director
Julia Higgins
Julia Higgins grew up in Chandler, Arizona. Mrs. Higgins moved to Tucson to attend the University of Arizona and graduated with her Bachelor's degree in Music Education in 2004. While at the U of A, Mrs. Higgins sang with the Symphonic Choir, UA Opera Theater and the women's a cappella ensemble, Vocal Ease. She was President of Symphonic Choir and the teaching assistant for the UA Outreach Choir.
Mrs. Higgins has been teaching choir, general music, band and guitar at Esperero Canyon Middle School for 8 years. Her choirs have consistently received Superior and Excellent ratings at state choral festivals. During her time at Esperero, the choir program has tripled in size.
Outside of school, Mrs. Higgins sings professionally with the Tucson Chamber Artists and is the Director of Contemporary Music at Northminster Presbyterian Church. She has also served on the board for the Arizona Choral Educators, previously as the Vice President for Elementary and Junior High Activities and currently as President. Mrs. Higgins is an active member of both the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and the American Choral Directors Association.
Associate Conductor/Engagment Program Director
Jess Edelbrock
Jess Edelbrock is a pianist, vocalist, and educator based in Tucson, AZ. She received a B.M. in Choral Education from Northern Arizona University in May 2013. She accompanied for the Ladybugs and Hummingbirds before relocating to Phoenix to direct the choral program at Central High School. While in Phoenix, Mrs. Edelbrock worked with the Phoenix Girls Chorus. She is now excited to be back in Tucson to continue her career and enjoy being married (to another music teacher!). She is looking forward to a great year teaching music at Mesa Verde elementary, accompanying, teaching private lessons, and conducting the wonderful ladies of Mariposa.
Associate Conductor, Ladybugs
Laura Glunt
Laura Taylor Glunt is a native of the Kansas City area. She is the youngest of nine siblings in a very musical family. After studying voice, piano, and saxophone as a young musician, Mrs. Glunt pursued her Special Music Education Degree at Wichita State University where she graduated Summa Cum Laude having studied under Mezzo Soprano Dr. Deborah Baxter.
Remaining in the Wichita, KS area after graduation, Laura was a high school choir director at Maize High School before "retiring" to raise her two daughters. However, it was during her time away from school that she maintained a very successful private voice studio with a number of students progressing to noteworthy careers in music performance and music education. She also stayed active with ensembles - directing the adult choir and founding a children's choir at her church, and singing professionally with the Wichita Chamber Chorale and Opera Kansas. Laura returned to the choral classroom full time at Eisenhower High School in 2011 before moving to Marana, AZ in 2013.
Ms. Glunt accepted a position as an elementary music educator within the Marana School District in 2014 and has thoroughly enjoyed building a life-long musical foundation for her students both in the classroom and through extracurricular choral experiences.
Associate Conductor, Downtown Tucson Engagement Choir
Gloria Day
Gloria Day received her Bachelor's and Master's degree in Music Education from the University of Arizona and has two levels of Orff Certification. She served as president of the state music education association board, adjudicated for regional festivals and was guest conductor for Elementary All-State choir. Ms. Day received many awards including Arizona Music Educator of the Year in 2003. After retiring from the Marana School District where she taught general music, band and choir for 30 years, Ms. Day continues her musical career through many community groups. She directs the children's choir at Northminster Presbyterian Church, sings in the adult choir and has been a member of the Tucson Symphony Chorus for over 10 years. Ms. Day also plays flute in Sonora Winds, a community wind ensemble. Currently, she is directing the Downtown Engagement Choir for the Tucson Girls Chorus Satellite program.
Associate Conductor, Sahuarita Engagement Choir
Benjamin Lebovitz
Benjamin Lebovitz grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, moving to Tucson to attend the University of Arizona. Mr. Lebovitz graduated with his Bachelor's degree in Music Education in 2013 as the outstanding graduate of the Fred Fox School of Music. While at the U of A, he sang with the Symphonic Choir, Arizona Choir, UA Opera Theater, high school Outreach Choir and the men's a cappella ensemble, CatCall A Cappella.
Mr. Lebovitz teachers choir, theatre and musical theatre at Walden Grove High School in Sahuarita. Outside of school, he sings regularly at St. Paul's United Methodist Church and is an active member of both the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and the American Choral Directors Association.
Associate Conductor, Southwest Engagement Choir
Stephen Warner
Stephen Warner is a senior at the University of Arizona in Music Education and Vocal Performance. Mr. Warner has sung with many ensembles in Tucson including: The Arizona Choir, Tucson Symphony Community Chorus, University Community Chorus, Arizona Choral Society, University Singers, and the University of Arizona Outreach Choir. While singing with the University Outreach choir, he was an associate conductor. Beyond singing with university ensembles and community chorus Mr. Warner has also worked in a number of churches in Tucson including: Casas Adobes Congregational Church UCC, Holy Way Presbyterian, and Christ Church United Methodist. At Chris Church United Methodist he is the current Children's Chimes director and Youth Choir director. Upon completion of his degrees, Mr. Warner is planning to continue to follow pursuits graduate degrees in Music Education.
Bumblebees, Ladybugs, and Hummingbirds Assistant
Natalie Hall
Natalie Hall was a member of the Tucson Girls Chorus for nine years. She is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Choral Music Education with an emphasis on elementary education. She intends to continue graduate work in choral conducting. At the UofA, Natalie sings in Symphonic Choir, the premier undergraduate choral ensemble. She also sings in Canterbury Choir at St. Philips in the Hills Episcopal Church.
Natalie loves working with the Bumblebees, Ladybugs, and Hummingbirds, and feels very fulfilled helping the girls grow musically and extra-musically. She also teaches choir, theory, and handbells for the After School Music Program for children grades 3-5 at St. Philips. She is the director of the church's Cherub Choir for children ages 4-7.
When she was a member of the Advanced Choir in TGC, Natalie served as president. She is the President Elect of the National Association of Music Educators collegiate chapter at the UofA School of Music.
Kuei-Fan Lin, DMA
Dr. Lin is happy to be the accompanist for the Bumblebees, Mariposa Singers, and the Jubilate Choir of the Tucson Girls Chorus. A native of Taiwan, she completed her doctoral studies in composition from the University of Arizona (2014). She also received her Master and Bachelor of Musical Arts in Composition and Theory from National Taipei University of Education (2008, 2006), with minors in piano and vocal performance.
Dr. Lin is a composer, pianist, and educator. While an undergraduate, she studied for musical education and had numerous opportunities teaching in elementary schools. She enjoyed her time teaching and playing music with children. Before entering the University of Arizona, she had also been an accompanist for the choir in the First Presbyterian Church in Taiwan for several years.
Being a composer, Dr. Lin's music ranges from acoustic to electronic music. She has received numerous prizes and her pieces have been selected from many computer music conferences and performed in several places, among them: Arizona, New York, Connecticut, Virginia, Wisconsin, Chicago, England, Holland, Slovenia, Greece, Australia, Shanghai, Beijing, and Taiwan.
Woan-Ching Lim
Originally from Malaysia, collaborative pianist Woan Ching Lim collaborates in ballet,
classical vocal, instrumental repertoire and musical theatre. While maintaining an active
performing schedule, Woan Ching serves as staff accompanist/pianist of University of
Arizona (UA) School of Dance, UA trumpet studio and Tucson Girls Chorus. Recent
collaborative performances include Arizona Opera Company, Interlochen Summer Art
Camp, Tucson Desert Song Festival, Ballet Arizona and Vancouver International Song
Institute. Woan Ching holds a Master of Music degree in Collaborative Piano from
University of Arizona under the tutelage of Dr. Paula Fan.


text:
hi there,
please help me. i have set up a site using wordpress
i enjoyed using it and found it very effective. BUT, spammers have found my site and when i open up the "comments" page, i get drowned with spam for gambling and porn.
how does it get in? how can i block it? i can't click the spam button hundreds of times a week. how do other bloggers cope?


text:
Feel comfortable from the inside with these Xhilaration juniors' seamless hipster panties. Theyre made of nylon, polyester and spandex for the right stretch and fit. These seamless women's intimates have elastic at the leg opening to keep them from riding up. They have a no-tag design and opaque sheerness. Available in standard sizes and assorted colors and patterns. Machine wash and tumble dry.
Sizing: Junior
Garment Details: Tagless, Seamless, Elastic at leg opening
Knit Type: Jersey
Material: 83 %: Nylon, 10 %: Polyester, 7 %: Spandex
Rise: Low Rise
Sheerness: Opaque
Care and Cleaning: Hand wash, cold, Non chlorine bleach when needed, Tumble dry, normal, low heat, Do not iron, Do not dry clean
other Info.
- Item can be gift wrapped.
- Imported


text:
When it comes to accepting awards, more than a few 2014 recipients clearly had a song in their heart.
The trend seemed to start at the Golden Globes with Diane Keaton's heartfelt speech about Woody Allen as she accepted his Cecil B. DeMille honor. Keaton ended her occasionally profanity-riddled speech with a song that (as far as we can tell) originates from the Girl Scouts: "Make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold. A circle is round, it has no end. That's how long you're going to be my friend."
Like us on Facebook for more stories like this!


text:
A number of people, including myself, are reporting issues with custom shortcode/formatting/insert buttons disappearing in their Text editor when this plugin is installed. Might be time to push this issue up to the top of the heap for fixing.
(not resolved actually)
I realize that this is a result of the way that the WP Editor is implemented, but there seems to be necessity for a solution that doesn't invasively remove the custom button functionalities that many other plugins and themes tend to include these days. It's only going to increase as more themes and plugins are developed.