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Two pigeon alternatives
"What do you mean you don't like pigeon pose??" I asked my class, horrified. Not too long into my teaching career, I learned this rather object lesson – not everyone loves the poses you love. In fact, not everyone loves the poses you think everyone loves (and, I suspect, there are no poses that everyone … Continue reading
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Jong Oranje take Denmark to task
Wednesday 17 November 2010
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Denmark 1-3 Netherlands Cor Pot's inexperienced selection proved to be too strong for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals hosts in Herning.
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A patched-together Denmark defence was overwhelmed by a young and hungry Netherlands side as the UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals hosts came unstuck in their Herning friendly.
A header from substitute Kelvin Leerdam and two strikes from Bas Dost helped the visitors make an explosive start to the second half, with Erik Sviatchenko hitting back 14 minutes from time for Keld Bordinggaard's men.
With his side missing out on next summer's finals, Dutch coach Cor Pot chose to blood some younger players in Herning while Denmark boss Bordinggaard was forced to field midfielder Kasper Povlsen as a central defender following a rash of withdrawals from his squad.
Both sides had their chances in the first half, but the Jong Oranje swiftly silenced the 3,100 crowd after the interval as Leerdam headed them in front from Jerson Cabral's cross. Within ten minutes it was 3-0. Christian Sivebæk's foul on Cabral allowed Dost to score his first from the penalty spot and the sc Heerenveen man swiftly struck again from Maikel Kieftenbeld's long ball.
Nicki Bille and Jens Stryger Larsen had decent chances for Denmark before the interval, and while they both tried their luck again after the hosts had recovered a little following the Dutch onslaught, central defender Sviatchenko's header late on was all they had to show for their efforts.


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Imperial Treasure Shanghai Cuisine, Ngee Ann City
We'd popped by for dinner on a bustling Thursday night after running some errands. Despite the last-minute holiday shoppers thronging the mall, the restaurant was surprisingly empty and we scored wonderfully cosy booth seats immediately without waiting. We loved that the booth afforded us some privacy from the other diners, something so lacking in most restaurants nowadays; we couldn't hear or see the other diners.
We're not very familiar with Shanghainese cuisine but the very knowledgeable and helpful wait staff were more than happy to help us out with their personal favourites. They even took the time to explain the ingredients in each dish, and recommended the signatures to us. Service was, as expected, superb; efficient and warm. Ditto for the food; every single dish was excellent. We waddled out sated, happy and stuffed.
We started off with the Smoked Duck with Tea Leaves ($24), a Shanghainese classic, which was seriously the best tea-leaf smoked duck I've ever had.
The duck may not look particularly appetizing but it's unbelievably fresh, surprisingly moist and delicate, with the faintest slightest accent of black tea smoked into the inner recesses of the flesh.
Fluffy steamed buns, which I thought were shaped like the cross-section of a rose bud (but the Hubs thought they looked like miniature whole chickens), were on hand to stuff the duck meat into with the sweet dark plumy sauce.
Another winning recommendation was the Braised Beancurd ($14), a saucey and very homestyled dish with tender pork strips, juicy Chinese black mushrooms peppers and bamboo shoots. The oyster-based sauce was given a lift with crunchy radish strips and chilli for a mild kick.
The Sauteed String Bean ($14) with minced pork, chai poh cubes and tiny mushroom dices was insanely good. Mostly because of the incredible wok hei and intense flavouring of the crunchy beans.The Hubs loved this very much.
The Szechuan Hot & Sour Seafood Soup ($10) was velvety, robust and heady. So very comforting on a rainy cool day.
The Shredded Beancurd Thick Soup ($8), with tofu wisps, omelette tendrils and mushroom strips was a lot more mellow, with a very light, but starchy base. Julienned Yunnan ham imparted a pungent saltiness while a couple of prawns lent texture.
Even the appetizer of Chilled Braised Peanuts ($3) was amazing. This managed a lightness and clarity of flavour that was so refreshing.
Imperial Treasure Shanghai Cuisine
Takashimaya Shopping Centre #04-22
391 Orchard Road
Tel: 6836 6909
Open weekdays from 11.30am to 3pm for lunch; 6pm to 10.30pm for dinner
Saturdays from 11am to 2.30pm for lunch; 6pm to 11pm for dinner
Sundays from 10.30am to 2.30pm for lunch; 6pm to 11pm for dinner
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- Oysterdiaries said...
I think the buns look like whole chickens (or ducks without the heads?) too!
Gosh, missing Asian food haha.
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- FoodieFC said...
I have never try the Szechuan Hot & Sour Seafood Soup from Imperial Treasure before. Always went for the one at Crystal Jade. I should try this some day, it looks yummy
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- Bern said...
@Oysterdiaries: u can eat your fill when u get back! i'm missing going on holiday!!!!
@FoodieFC: please do! imp treasure's version is very refined. very elegant.
- 22.12.13
at the moment, imperial treasure seems to be winning overall for me, but those braised peanuts look delicious!
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- Bern said...
i can't decide which one i prefer. crystal jade will always be the original, and pioneer, to me. but imperial treasure has come a long way in distinguishing itself from its crystal jade origins. arghh...such first world problems, right? hah.
there was something different abt the braised peanuts. it was very clean and clear. so vastly different from other braised nuts.
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After the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) for Android certainly be delayed , false claims of fuel suddenly disappeared from Google Play Store. Google seems to have acted decisively to remove applications that pose openly that fuel.
BBM for Android occurrences that extend the timetable was announced BlackBerry users make a lot of impatience and even download BBM fake applications. Users are tricked probably even fewer .
Prevent the "victim" more , Google suddenly so " diligent" . Previously, Google seems lazy leaving BBM false wandering Play Store application.
When you type the keyword "oil" or " BBM for Android ", the results of the research show that the majority of text messaging for brands other applications such as WhatsApp , Line, and Kitten . There are also applications for fuel guide the design of applications and games.
In fact, there are three applications that have really made the BlackBerry on the page, ie BES10 Client Manager workspace and safe workspace . However, this is not an official application for Android BBM . All three are fuel for enterprise applications can not use ordinary users.
Previously, circulating various applications that use the name " BBM for Android" frills or "fuel" in the Google Play Store. To further convince the user, the application developer to install BBM logo .
Obviously, these applications instead of the original. BBM for Android application is actually developed directly by the BlackBerry Limited.
The fake applications can often be installed, but can not be used at all. There are also applications which apparently used to register for notification of the launch of BBM .
Even so, there are still users who fooled the applications of this type . Some argue that the numbers in the hundreds of thousands of downloads , whether real or imaginary results.
BBM for Android app itself is still not been released . In fact , BBM for iPhone has been removed by the BlackBerry from the Apple App Store .
BlackBerry talked related resignation and withdrawal time release of BBM Android and iPhone. According to BlackBerry , the root of the problem is the massive use of the installation file (APK ) informal fuel which eventually led to technical problems on the BlackBerry system.


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Welcome to week 10! Thanks to Jantastic, I ran my first 10K at the weekend. What has Jantastic done for you? Has it kept you putting in the runs when you might have been tempted to skip them, or helped you go further or faster? What have been the biggest challenges? Do you have a race or other event in mind to keep you on track after Jantastic ends? For anyone looking for something to follow on from Jantastic, the 5x50.org challenge starts on the day Jantastic ends (March 30th). There is an NHS C25K team, details to follow next week!
Please remember to log your week 9 runs by 8am on Tuesday 11th March. By now, you should have set your targets for March. In addition to setting a number of runs per week and a long run distance, you need to set a distance/time for a timed run this month. There is more information about March targets here: jantastic.me/2014/03/ja... You will need to set your targets before you can log your runs for this month, and no later than 11th March. Please note the information about your timed run, which seems to have changed slightly. Jantastic says: "you can change the time whenever you want and give it as many attempts as you like". The idea with the timed run is to be as accurate as possible, rather than setting a target to exceed. For example, 10 seconds above or below your target time counts exactly the same. There is further information on how your score is calculated at the above link.
NB. For the final four weeks, I thought it would be nice to have a 'roll call' of all of our team members, and their goals for March. I am asking everyone to send me a PM (so I don't miss anybody) detailing your Jantastic targets for March (number of runs, your distance run for each of the 4 weeks, and your time trial details) then I can put these in the first posts for weeks 9-12. There is still time to get your name 'up in lights' as one of our incredible team - just send me your targets and I will add you. There are 68 team members listed on Jantastic, although some have not been active (perhaps joining our team in error), so it would be great to have a roll call here of all the actual participants from this site. We have all been inspired to do this challenge by our experience of c25k and this community, and I would like to think that it will also serve as an inspiration for future runners. Thank you to those who have already sent me your targets - you should see your name in the attached pic!
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Xplorer wrote:- please R.G , should i follow this layout i've re posted here, or the one with the millenium bypass ?
from many threads i've seen quite quickly, is this corrected layout taking in consideration what you maybe wanted to change or correct , since you started ? or should i watch and note everything you've said, that could differ from this layout, on the forums ?
- i don't have the same transistors. in this layout version there are two transistors : a bf244b and a bc184c or a 2n3904. those i have from last year for my first attempt are a 2n3904 measured 161 hfe , a 2n5460 and a 2n5485 ( can't remember why ) . so i guess i tried the millenium bypass layout version, with three transistors. will that work, if it's not a bf244b but these ?
- i'll leave CX out of the circuit.
-i'll wire it like on the layout, and with a usual wire.
-this trem face seems to have been a problem to quite a few, including me, so i hope that i'm not gonna have these difficult times like Toddy !
I highly recommend stranded wire, not solid core.
Education is what you have left when you've forgotten why you started the project.
theehman wrote:Isn't Cx is just a pair of diodes to prevent overloading the circuit? Seems like I saw that somewhere.
Xplorer wrote:oh, sure it could help to compare the layouts ! thanks ! do you perhaps have some pictures ? of the traces, parts ... is it an original trem face ?
Xplorer wrote:Could an effect work at first ??? damn, you do your best, you look for everything and it just doesn't wanna do what's expected lol.
...it has some signal when its on, and it's pulsating, slow or fast, deep or light, but ... the signal doesn't pulse, instead you hear pt' pt' pt' pt' pt' pt' pt' pt' pt' ......... and you can hear the signal at the same time, but constant, normal, like a dry signal.
Xplorer wrote: i checked the datasheet of this 2n5485 and i used it the way they said but sdg and ebc might change from a builder to another, and i'll plug it differenty.
for a jfet, is there another way to test it, without simply try every configuration, and know which is which ?
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Reported by the Daily Mail, according to the study, when meeting women, 47% of men immediately directs his eyes at the breast. The study was conducted by the University of Wellington, New Zealand.
In the study, male respondents were asked to see six pictures the same woman. At that time, the researchers record to which the eyes of men fell for the first time, how many times they see and how long it lasts gaze.
The result?
"80% of respondents direct eye fixed on the breast and the center of the body. Men are consistently seen in the breast than other body parts," says a researcher.
So what makes a man so interested in the breast?
Here are answers to some men as reported by iVillage:
Some men think breast soothe the body. This is related to the functions of the body, to breastfeeding. Breast remind them of that function and the warmth of the mother when she was giving the baby milk.
Fertility Symbol
Men think breast is a symbol of fertility, parenting and survival of a living creature. Women who have breast is considered to have the ability to produce offspring.
The key to Creating Passionate Women
Men must understand that women will be thrilled when her breasts touched. Therefore, men like the parts of the body, whatever its size. By simply touching the breasts, men believe they can make a woman's libido increases.
Men Creature Visual
Unlike women who can be aroused only by reading erotic novels, men need visual stimulation if you want to increase libido. Breasts are considered to be such stimulation. Rather than the body part that can make a passionate man, breasts are considered the most beautiful parts of the body.
Considered Breast Taboo
Shows part of the body, especially the intimate parts such as breast, is considered taboo for some classes. Therefore, men are increasingly curious. The more closed, men will increasingly find out.


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I found this at Andrew Sullivan's blog. Some researchers did a two-part study. First they took a bunch of personality characteristics associated by psychologists with creativity, things like individualism, risk-seeking, accepting authority or not, and asked some teachers to rate their most and least favorite kids based on those characteristics. They liked creative kids less and uncreative kids more. No surprise. I remember junior high.
But teachers claim they like working with creative kids. So they looked at the characteristics that teachers associated with creativity, and they were not the same. They like kids who match their idea of creative.
Early in my senior year in high school, our 150-year-old civics teacher was talking about civil dissent and asked how it would be appropriate to say bad things about or to the government. The correct answer was apparently to petition the government for redress of grievances. I piped up instead with going to Hyde Park, the spot in London where crazy people stand on milk crates and harangue passersby. She thought I meant Hyde Park, New York, where her hero, Franklin D. Roosevelt, lived and is buried in the rose garden. My senior year went downhill from there.
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Oswald Chambers says that "perseverance means more than endurance."
A lot of us probably associate the two words – perseverance and endurance – maybe even interchanging them at times. But, if Oswald is correct, then perseverance and endurance do not mean the same thing.
What, then, does it mean to persevere?
The technical definition of endurance is "the fact or power of bearing pain or hardships; the ability or strength to continue or last, especially despite fatigue, stress, or other adverse conditions; lasting duration."
Perseverance, while similar, has a slightly different meaning. To persevere means "to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly."
Perseverance sounds more noble, doesn't it? A bit more aspirational, maybe?
We all have been called to persevere in times of difficulty, overwhelming sadness, trials, and personal struggles.
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. – Romans 5:1-5
To me, perseverance means to rise above your circumstances. Life may suck right now, but don't let it suck you down into a pit of despair. Perseverance is more than endurance because endurance means to just get through it – to survive the tragedy, the grief, the struggle. And sometimes just getting through it is all we can do, but…we should strive to persevere. We should strive to do more than just get through it. We should remember that perseverance produces character, and character results in hope. And hope can carry us through the darkest of days.
To persevere means to have faith in the God who not only created the world – the God who created each one of us. It means to trust that God is in control, that He knows what is best for you, and that His love for you is greater than any love ever known.
Mary DeMuth recently stated that "in whatever endeavor God calls you to, perseverance is the hallmark of spiritual growth. Whatever is thrown your way gives you an opportunity to exercise your tenacity muscle." If you are in the middle of a tough day – or week or year! – take a deep breath and remind yourself that you can do more than just get through this. God has a purpose for your day, your week, your year, and especially your life, AND He is working it out even in the midst of the difficulties that you are facing.
So, friends, go use your muscles and persevere today!
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#13: Art reflects LIFE - Parenting - About a week and a half ago, we talked about creating art and some of the life lessons we can learn in the process. In addition to these (finding appropria...
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I learned Spanish while serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I lived in Honduras for sixteen months and taught the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Honduran people. I loved my time with them! Although I have not had the opportunity to use Spanish very often over the last six years, I have frequently prayed for God to send me a Honduran friend. I thought this could help me practice Spanish and give me reminders of what a blessing it was to serve a mission. Well, God answers our prayers sometimes in ways we can't even imagine. I was recently blessed with the opportunity to be friends with not just one Honduran, but eleven! I have been teaching them English, and we've been spending a lot of time together. Josh and I (along with some wonderful members of our ward) are having Spanish Family Home Evenings twice a month, and I am translating and teaching in the Primary. My Spanish is getting better because I use it so often. Blaine and Bekah are picking up on some Spanish too. Bekah thinks she is fluent, although she just makes things up ;) I think that she is pretty amazing. God sure is good to us, isn't He?
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Heavenly Father really IS a loving and merciful Father!! Awesome job on the blog too!! Keep it up! I Love all of you SO much!!!!ReplyDelete
Wow! That is amazing :)! Thanks for sharing that. It is so wonderful to see how God works in our lives (I guess when we pray for things we better make sure its what we truly want LOL!!) That is so cool that you have the opportunity to work with some many Spanish speaking families!!ReplyDelete
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eBay item 2251421636 (Ends Jun-23-04 15:47:42 PDT) - AMAZING SPIDER MAN #129 CGC 7.5 WHITE PAGES MARVEL NR
This book and the CGC label look like they were wedged into the slab with a crowbar. Was it damaged going into the slab? I don't see how this could otherwise get a 7.5.


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Photographs of white sinuous or filamentous growth through the fruit or ovary of a papaya:
What is the probable cause and what may be the significance of the white growths throughout the fruit of this papaya? Is this a plant disease, a fungus, or a genetic anomaly? Is this papaya safe to eat?
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Shown here are photographs of a white fibrous growth throughout the normally-edible portion of the fruit of a papaya plant.
We have asked for opinions from experts on the papaya plant to address the following six questions. Readers and papaya experts are invited to CONTACT US with comments or suggestions.
Above we see fairly typical papaya seeds in the center of this fruit, and in our second photo we see rather obvious indication that the white fibrous growth that permeates the normally pure orange fruit of the papaya ovary wall is emanating from the white liner or lactifer (latex ducts) to which seeds are attached and from which they are formed.
Other observations about this specific papaya shown above included a sticky surface on the fruit's exterior and a bit of (rather typical) mould growing at the fruit's base. I could but did not bother to identify this fungus as it is entirely common on other papayas in the marketplace and from its location and compared with the internal growths we document above, I did not see an obvious connection between the fungus and the problem under discussion.
Typically I find species of Aspergillus sp. or sometimes Penicillium sp. in these white mould deposits and on occasion one finds one of the mildews present. For example see CACTUS, NOPAL PRICKLY PEAR MOLD.
And under the microscope we see the fibrous growth and no obvious fungal material in the papaya flesh.
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On opening day, a prosecutor told jurors in the John Wiley Price corruption trial to follow the money.
On Thursday, a defense attorney told the jury to do the same thing — with evidence she introduced suggesting that Price did not profit from MMS Co., a mail order business owned by his top aide, Dapheny Fain.
Marlo Cadeddu, an attorney for Fain, said FBI forensic accountant David Garcia, who testified Wednesday and Thursday for the prosecution, only looked at Price and Fain's banking records dating back to 2005.
Cadeddu showed jurors evidence of Price loans to Fain dating as far back as 2001, suggesting that all of the money Price got from Fain was from ongoing repayment of loans.
That, if true, could poke a hole in an essential element of the government's case against Price — that he didn't report income from Fain's business on his taxes. That's because the repayment of loans is not considered taxable income.
Price had given more than half a million dollars to Fain since 2005 to keep MMS running, according to testimony. But prosecutors said he got more back — about $127,000 — than he put into the business and that he didn't report it on his taxes.
Cadeddu also introduced evidence of other Price loans to Fain in 2005 and 2007 that she said Garcia missed.
But Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine Miller said some of the loans the defense listed were made prior to the opening of MMS' bank account in January 2005. Price is accused of getting money from MMS, which didn't exist in 2001.
Miller also tried to cast doubts on how the payments were structured.
In response to questioning from Miller, Garcia said he thought it strange that MMS money went to a bank account Price opened in his mother's name but that only he benefited from. Garcia said it appeared to be designed to hide whom the money was going to.
Fain is accused of lying to the FBI by saying Price did not benefit from MMS, which bought promotional trinkets in China and sold them to AT&T, the Lancaster school district and others.
MMS earned $1.4 million from AT&T, authorities said.
Cadeddu got Garcia to agree under cross-examination that when people borrow money from family and friends, they don't often execute loan agreements in writing. She also noted that people aren't required to keep personal financial records beyond seven years.
Cadeddu then showed the jurors images of documents taken by federal agents from Fain's house that describe money from Price to MMS as loans. One such document read "Loan repayment JWP."
A note on a check to Price from MMS read "Partial reimbursement for loan." Cadeddu also showed jurors Price documents that referenced loans to MMS.
In 2008, Fain's mail order business, MMS Co., had a negative balance, and Price gave the company an infusion of $47,100 to keep it running, Garcia said. Price continued to pump money into the struggling business until 2011, according to testimony.
Garcia also was cross-examined Thursday by Price's attorney, Shirley Baccus-Lobel.
Garcia acknowledged that in 2006, while he was only beginning to analyze bank records for Price and his political consultant, Kathy Nealy, the lead FBI agent, Don Sherman, said he'd get indictments on the pair "later on."
Baccus-Lobel called it "jumping the gun." Sherman at the time had a "long-standing interest in Commissioner Price," she said.
Garcia agreed with her that it was "not the proper order of things."
That fits with a defense strategy to show that the government waited too long to bring criminal charges against Price for acts that allegedly occurred many years ago.
Price and Fain are in the first week of their trial, which could last until the end of June. Price is accused of accepting bribes from Nealy, who was also a lobbyist, for helping her corporate clients secure county contracts and other approvals and not reporting the money on his taxes.
Nealy will be tried later following the resolution of questions about an immunity agreement she received in another case.


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Infinity Resort Rann of Kutch - Kutch - Gujarat
Address - Khatawadi, Naani Aral, Nakhatrana Bhuj, Gujarat 370665
Cosy accommodation is in tents or bhungas (local-style mud huts) with en suite bathrooms, private verandas and complimentary Wi-Fi (no TVs). Room service is available.
Amenities include a buffet-style restaurant, an outdoor pool and a kids' playground, as well as volleyball courts, table tennis and a cricket pitch. Guided safaris are available for a surcharge.
Room amenities and facilities
- All rooms have a private sitting verandah with table and outdoor chairs.
- Ceiling Fan.
- All rooms have individually controlled air conditioner.
- Dressing mirror.
- Writing table.
- Telephone with direct dialling facility and operator services.
- Contemporary styled bathrooms with separate rain shower room.
- Vanity counter and basin.
- Hot water geysers
- Toiletries set
- Electric kettle for tea/coffee.
- Luggage rack.
- Internet and WIFI service .
- High quality bath, hand and face towels
- Guest Room voltage supply – 220V
- Highest quality mattresses used for ultimate sleep comfort
On- request special services
- Same Day Laundry Service.
- Special birthday and anniversary surprises.
- Packed picnic/sightseeing meal.s
- Transfers.
- Special meal requests .
Recreational & Entertainment Facilities
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- Swimming pool games Table Tennis
- Volley ball
- Soft Cricket
- Car and Bus parking
- Kids Play areas
- Children games
- Carom
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February 25, 1981
Charles M. SCHONBERGER, et al., Plaintiffs,
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD, et al., Defendants
The opinion of the court was delivered by: GREEN
This suit under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1976) (FOIA) is before the Court on the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment. The plaintiffs are Claude Schonberger, an employee of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and Vice-President of Local 3313, American Federation of Government Employees, and Daniel T. Hinton, an employee of NTSB. The NTSB and its chairman, James B. King, are the defendants.
On April 14, 1980, the plaintiffs requested access to information about the action taken by the Managing Director of NTSB concerning a grievance matter filed against B. Michael Levins, who is Hinton's supervisor. Hinton, represented by Schonberger as union steward, had sought a remedy through the grievance procedure against Levins as a result of an alleged battery committed by Levins against Hinton. On April 16, 1980, plaintiffs' request for the information was denied on the ground that the material sought was exempt from disclosure under two provisions of FOIA, exemption two (5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(2)) which covers matters solely related to internal personnel matters and practices within an agency, and exemption six (5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6)), which regulates disclosure of records that would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. Several days later plaintiffs appealed the decision denying disclosure to Chairman King, who denied their appeal pursuant to exemption six. The complaint was then instituted in this court.
The defendants contend that plaintiffs' request is governed by FOIA's exemption six, which protects from disclosure "matters that are ... personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy." 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6). To satisfy exemption six, the defendants must meet both aspects of the statutory test, showing that the material requested 1) is part of a personnel, medical, or similar file, and if so 2) would, if disclosed publicly, constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. See Simpson v. Vance (D.C.Cir. 1980), 208 U.S. App. D.C. 270, 648 F.2d 10 at 12; Board of Trade of the City of Chicago v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, (Board of Trade v. CFTC) 200 U.S. App. D.C. 339, 627 F.2d 392, 396 (D.C.Cir.1980). Once the first requirement is resolved, there must be a determination of whether the defendant meets the second prong of the test and in so doing, the court must balance the public interest in the free availability of information against the personal privacy interest of the individual who is named and discussed in the material sought. See Simpson, supra, at 12 - 13; Board of Trade v. CFTC, supra at 398.
Plaintiffs assert that
"This is not a witchhunt, a fishing expedition, or a hunt into a man's personnel file but, on the contrary, a request for decision as to what action was taken against Mr. B. Michael Levine... requesting information which is an integral part of the agency's grievance process."
Pls.' Cross Motion for Summary Judgment at 2.
Nonetheless, the plaintiffs do not dispute that the information sought has now "become a part of Mr. Levin's personnel file." Id.
Noting that "the document plaintiff-employee seeks is located in his supervisor's personnel record and involves Mr. Levins' supervisor's response to Mr. Levins' action," the defendants insist that the material requested clearly meets the requirement that the information be part of a personnel, medical, or similar file. In Department of Air Force v. Rose, 425 U.S. 352, 96 S. Ct. 1592, 48 L. Ed. 2d 11 (1976), examples of material contained in personnel files were delineated: it was noted that such files usually contain "vasts amounts of personal data", including the individual's birthplace, "the names of his parents, where he has lived from time to time, his high school or other school records, results of examinations, evaluations of his work performance." Id. at 377, 96 S. Ct. at 1606. The request in this case, seeking information concerning a disciplinary action against Levins, surely requests information located in that individual's personnel file, but, even were a matter relating to the discipline of an employee insufficient in and of itself to be constituted as "part of a personnel file", there seems little doubt it could readily be characterized as "similar file" within the purview of Exemption 6.
Clearly, the purpose of that exemption is to "protect individuals from public disclosure of intimate details of their lives", Rural Housing Alliance v. United States Department of Agriculture, 162 U.S. App. D.C. 122, 498 F.2d 73, 77 (D.C.Cir.1974). In determining whether the information is "similar" to personnel and medical files under the Act, the data must be "of the same magnitude as highly personal or as intimate in nature as that at stake in personnel and medical records", Board of Trade v. CFTC, supra, 627 F.2d at 398. See, Simpson v. Vance, supra, at 13 - 14. In Department of Air Force v. Rose, supra, 425 U.S. at 376-77, 96 S. Ct. at 1606, the Supreme Court determined that Air Force Academy case summaries relating to the discipline of cadet personnel constituted "similar files."
The issue then is whether disclosure of the material requested would be in the public interest or if, instead, disclosure would cause an invasion of Levins' privacy that would outweigh whatever public benefit is gained in making this information freely available.
The defendants maintain that the information sought concerns a purely personal matter, and that its disclosure would subject Levins to "difficulties tantamount to life long embarrassment, perhaps disgrace, as well as practical disabilities, such as loss of employment or friends." Department of the Air Force, supra, at 377, 96 S. Ct. at 1606. Characterizing the information as containing intimate details, the defendants contend that the balance under exemption six lies in Levins' favor because the public interest in one man's personnel record (or "similar" file) recounting the disposition of a single grievance cannot be considered as substantial. Compared to this de minimis interest is the legitimate privacy concern of Levins to avoid the public revelation of embarrassing information which might harm him professionally or personally.
The plaintiffs dispute the defendants' view of the balancing test, arguing that FOIA compels disclosure of "final opinions, including concurring and dissenting opinions, as well as orders, made in the adjudication of cases ...." 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(2)(A). Asserting a private, substantial need for the information in order to ascertain whether the NTSB's grievance procedures are fair, impartial and effective, and the "adequacy of remedies sought in (the) grievance (against Hinton)," Pl. Opp. to Motion for Summ. Judgt. and Cross Motion for Summ. Judgt. at 2, they suggest the public also is interested in this information for the same reasons. The tilt, they claim, therefore, is in favor of disclosure under the balancing test and the material should be released. See Ditlow v. Shultz, 170 U.S. App. D.C. 352, 517 F.2d 166, 169 (D.C.Cir.1975). As to the invasion of Levins' privacy, plaintiffs submit that minimal invasion would result because the fact that a grievance was filed is already public knowledge. It is clear, nonetheless, that the action resulting from that grievance is unknown and the refusal to disclose it has prompted this litigation.
To satisfy exemption six under the second facet of the test, a case-by-case balancing approach must be applied to determine whether the public's interest in disclosure outweighs the individual's interest in privacy. In Rural Housing Alliance v. United States Department of Agriculture, 162 U.S. App. D.C. 122, 498 F.2d 73 (D.C.Cir.1974), the Court of Appeals noted that the exemption "is phrased broadly to protect individuals from a wide range of embarrassing disclosures." ...
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I remember as a small child, sleeping in my grandmother's arms as the service drew through it's highs and lows. The sound of the pastor's booming voice would both soothe and awaken me. Not knowing what the words being spoken at the time meant, yet I would feel a sense of peace and strength in them. I would bask in the glow and warmth of environment that the church provided. As a child, I would often stare upon the smoothly plastered walls painted a faded pink or peer through the stained glass windows emblazoned with the names of the founding church members and short bible verses. The original sanctuary has long been demolished and was replaced several year ago by a brand new multipurpose center. Another sign of the church's growth and expansion over the years.
Like the church, the years have expanded it and it has grow. Now taking up most Second Street, it is no longer the a small community church. I have expanded a bit myself but that was a result of my going beyond the community I grew up in. So, why do I reference this humble beginning in my life? Like this once place I called my Christian home, I have grown beyond it's borders and beyond the basic concepts I once learned about from the bible. Let just say like Luke Skywalker discovering the Force, I too have discovered a power even deeper within my being.
Say it be some sort of logic or intuition, I see people now for what they are. At this point in my life, if I call you a friend, it really means something. Up until recent, I had lived a very reclusive life. Very few friends if any. I avoided family or even occasional contact with anyone. Not because I was made to, I was unwary of people's intent in my life. I did not want any close associations because I didn't want to be hurt or hurt anyone. Seriously, I was hurting myself more.
I refused this self imposed hermitage of so many years and started reaching out to people. Some embraced my friendship yet some drew away. I am thankful for both. Family members I either never knew about or only saw on that occasional family reunion trip, I now communicate with them as though I have been with them all my life. I wish I could explain what happened or why but I just asked myself; Self, why are you so lonely? You have hundreds of people who want to be your friend yet you disregard them. You have family who want to know what you are doing. Why don't you just get out there and first be a friend to yourself. So I did.
So, how does this all come together? The church thing, my early childhood, friends and family? I realized that like the walls of the church, they would have been lonely without that stained glass. The names etched into them where the names of friends and family who had been instrumental in the foundation of that church. Without them, they were just as lonely and empty as I had been for a good part of my adult life. The rich tapestry of family members and friends of that church allowed it to grow. I felt a bit of warmth not from the physical but from the love that was the church. Even looking at it now, it still remains the pillar but it is much stronger, wiser, friendlier. Like me. So I say to you my new friends, be that pillar, that strength, that warmth, that friend.


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3. Dunkirk, SDCC, and Frances McDormand
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Nick and Lachie join James to discuss Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, as well as all the trailers and announcements to come out of San Diego Comic-con this week. The lads also chat about the career of Frances McDormand.
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November 4, 2010
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EX REL. ROBERT KEITH BENDER, PLAINTIFF,v.NORTH AMERICAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., ET AL. DEFENDANTS.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: Gladys Kessler United States District Judge
Plaintiff-Relator Robert Bender brings this qui tam suit under the False Claims Act ("FCA"), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., on behalf of the United States against seven Defendants. This matter is before the Court on Defendants' Motions to Dismiss the Amended Complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) [Dkt. Nos. 51-52].
Upon consideration of the Motions, Oppositions, Replies, and the entire record herein, and for the reasons set forth below, the Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint of Defendant PAE Government Services, Inc. is granted and the Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint of Defendants North American Telecommunications, Inc. ("NATI"), Capitol Technology Services, Inc. ("CTSI"), Chang D. Hwang, John G. Carothers, Heys S. Hwang, and James W. Ruest is granted.
I. BACKGROUND*fn1
Plaintiff is an electrician formerly employed by Defendant NATI. From October 1, 1997, to March 31, 2003, NATI had an Operations and Maintenance contract with the United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA" or the "Government") to maintain four USDA buildings in Washington, D.C. Under the contract, NATI was responsible for day-to-day maintenance of the buildings. Defendant CTSI took over the contract on April 1, 2003. Defendant PAE Government Services, Inc. ("PAE") is a subcontractor of CTSI and performed electrical work on the buildings. Plaintiff was never employed by either CTSI or PAE. The other four defendants are or were officers or employees of NATI and CTSI: Chang D. Hwang, President of NATI; John G. Carothers, former Operations Coordinator for NATI and CTSI; Heys S. Hwang, President of CTSI; and James W. Ruest, project Manager at CTSI.
The Amended Complaint alleges five violations of the FCA. Count I alleges that NATI and CTSI falsified response times to service calls in order to claim the monthly bonuses provided for in their contract. Count II alleges that NATI and CTSI misrepresented non-reimbursable repairs as reimbursable repairs. Count III alleges that NATI, CTSI, and PAE charged the USDA for work performed by employees who did not possess the qualifications required by the governing contract. Count IV alleges that NATI and CTSI billed the USDA for overtime work that their contracts excluded from overtime status. Count V alleges that NATI and CTSI misrepresented the amount of work they performed.
On August 14, 2006, Plaintiff filed his Complaint [Dkt. No. 1]. On September 27, 2007, The United States filed a Notice of Election to Decline Intervention [Dkt. No. 22].*fn2 On May 14, 2008, all of the Defendants except PAE filed a joint Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6)[Dkt. No. 31]. On the same date, PAE filed a separate Motion to Dismiss [Dkt. No. 32]. Upon consideration of these Motions, along with Plaintiff's Oppositions [Dkt. Nos. 34-35] and Defendants' Replies [Dkt. Nos. 36-37], the Court dismissed the Complaint with leave to file an Amended Complaint on February 25, 2010 ("February 25 Opinion") [Dkt. Nos. 47-48]. United States ex rel. Bender v. N. American Telecomms., Inc. et al., 686 F. Supp. 2d 46 (D.D.C. 2010).
On April 26, 2010, Plaintiff proceeded to file his Amended Complaint [Dkt. No. 50]. On May 10, 2010, all Defendants except PAE filed a Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint ("NATI Motion") [Dkt. No. 51]. On the same date, PAE filed its separate Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint ("PAE Motion") [Dkt. No. 52]. On June 7, 2010, Plaintiff filed his respective Oppositions [Dkt. Nos. 54-55]. On June 14, 2010, Defendants filed their separate Replies [Dkt. Nos. 58-59].
To survive a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6), a plaintiff need only plead "enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face" and to "nudge[ ] [his or her] claims across the line from conceivable to plausible." Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007). "[O]nce a claim has been stated adequately, it may be supported by showing any set of facts consistent with the allegations in the complaint." Id. at 563. A complaint will not suffice, however, if it "tenders 'naked assertions' devoid of 'further factual enhancement.'" Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 1948 (2009) (citing Twombly, 550 U.S. at 557).
Under the Twombly standard, a "court deciding a motion to dismiss must not make any judgment about the probability of the plaintiffs' success . . . must assume all the allegations in the complaint are true (even if doubtful in fact) . . . [and] must give the plaintiff the benefit of all reasonable inferences derived from the facts alleged." Aktieselskabet AF 21. November 2001 v. Fame Jeans Inc., 525 F.3d 8, 17 (D.C. Cir. 2008) (internal quotation marks and citations omitted).
To prove a violation of the FCA, a plaintiff must show either that the defendant (1) "knowingly presents, or causes to be presented [to the Government] a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval," 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(1), or (2) "knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used, a false record or statement to get a false or fraudulent claim paid or approved." 31 U.S.C. 3729(a)(2).*fn3 A "claim" includes "any request or demand . . . for money or property" made to a recipient if the Government provides or reimburses the recipient any portion of the money requested. 31 U.S.C. § 3729(c). The knowledge requirement is satisfied if a person "has actual knowledge of the information, acts in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the information, or acts in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the information." 31 U.S.C. § 3729(b). Finally, the Complaint must allege materiality. See United States ex rel. Ervin and Assocs., Inc. v. Hamilton Sec. Group, 370 F. Supp. 2d 18, 36 (D.D.C. 2005) ("The great weight of case law holds that the materiality of a false record or statement is an element of False Claims Act liability.").
"[B]ecause the False Claims Act is self-evidently an anti-fraud statute, complaints brought under it must comply with Rule 9(b) [of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure]" in order to state a claim. United States ex rel. Totten v. Bombardier Corp., 286 F.3d 542, 551-52 (D.C. Cir. 2002). Rule 9(b) requires that "[i]n alleging fraud or mistake, a party must state with particularity the circumstances constituting fraud or mistake." Fed. R. Civ. P. 9(b). Thus, to satisfy Rule 9(b), a FCA relator must state the time, place, and contents of the false representations, the facts ...
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Prayer for Today: Saturday, March 5, 2016
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My Father GOD Who Art in Heaven and in Earth Residing In, Through, and Around Everyone and Everything Living, Moving and Breathing Today I Thank You for the Gift of Living to See AnotherFather God Today's Special Prayer is for Everyone Who Is Having Difficulty Finding Assistance in Any Situation Whether It Is Physical, Spiritual, or Financially; Please Help Them Find the Assistance that They Need from Whatever Support System that You have Created Via Your Children to Assist Others. Lord God Please Also Help Anyone In The World Who Is Suffering From Any Form of An Addiction or Illness Mental or Physical That Is Causing Negativity and Detrimental Actions To Themselves And Others In Their Lives. Father You're the Greatest Healer of All Addictions, So I Gratefully Thank You for Always Healing Your Children; and If the Addiction or Illness Is Detrimental; I am Asking That You Assist Everyone Involved As Well As The Person Who Has The Addiction. Father God Please Help Them All That Are Being Hurt By The Negativity Today Mentally and Physically as well as Remove Them All From The Negativity and The Bondage of That Addiction Forever. Lord God for Everyone Who is asking for a Physical, Spiritual, or Mental Healing; I Am Touching, and Agreeing with Them Via Cyberspace Mentally for a Healing By Our Combined Faiths. Thanks!!! You Rock!!! Lord God Thank You for Blessing All Your Children Worldwide
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Airtel Payments Bank's 'Bank Hai Par Alag Hai' ad campaign has been conceptualised by Taproot-Dentsu
Airtel Payments Bank, has announced the launch of its campaign to showcase its digital banking offerings that offer customers a refreshing change from traditional banking.
The campaign, based on the theme "Bank Hai Par Alag Hai", highlights Airtel Payments Bank's differentiated banking model that leverages the vast network of neighbourhood Airtel retail outlets, which take convenient digital banking closer to the customer.
The campaign is based on customer insights regarding their day to day experience with traditional banking and brings to fore some of the most common challenges faced by them. Airtel Payments Bank, which is leading the creation of a new category of banking in India, is trying to address some of these challenges with its innovative approach.
· Open a Bank Account in less than 3 minutes, with just an Aadhaar number
· Enjoy an interest rate of 7.25% on savings deposits, the highest in India
· Cash Deposit and Withdrawal at any Banking Point
· Free Personal Accident Insurance of Rs. 1 Lakh
· Easy Money Transfers to anywhere in India via the neighbourhood Airtel retailer
· Cashless payments to over 1 million merchants across the country
Conceived by Taproot-Dentsu, the campaign will comprise of TV Commercials with support legs in Outdoor, Radio and Digital mediums, which will play a big role in delivering the message to the audience. The first TVC breaks today during the India – England T-20 series.
Shashi Arora, MD & CEO, Airtel Payments Bank, India says, "Airtel Payments Bank aims to take the banking closer to every Indian. Our simple and very convenient banking model that leverages Airtel's vast retail network will add a new dimension to the way India banks and contribute to financial inclusion in the country."
Added Agnello Dias of Taproot-Dentsu said on the campaign, "Consumers are looking for simple and efficient modes of banking and the thought behind the campaign was to look at the proposition from a common man's perspective and his expectations from a bank. Airtel Payments Bank is leading the creation of an entirely new banking category in India and we have chosen an approach that is frank and engaging."
Campaign credits:
Creative agency: Taproot Creative team: Gargi Raju, Piyush Gupta Director: Nitin Parmar Original Composition: AR Rahman (Airtel tune) Production: Equinox Films Media Agency: GroupM Date of release: 1st Feb 2017


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As you may know, the Maiden is the Queen of Procrastination. (Something she does not get from me, of course.) Usually this manifests in things no one cares about–like getting to school on time or changing into her dance leotard quickly or putting away her toys or setting the table before dinner gets cold or getting to bed within a half hour of bedtime. Whatever, right?
This fall, though, it's crept insidiously into the Most Important Event of the Month: the purchasing of a Halloween costume. Simply put, she hasn't bothered. She keeps forgetting. I'm not sure what she's so preoccupied doing, because it sure as heck isn't what she's supposed to be doing.
But there you have it. October 29, and no costume–or even plans to go get one until the 31st at 3 p.m.
So I hatched a plan: to take her to Target and allow her to discover, to her horror, that for some reason no one can explain, the most popular girls' costume this year is no longer available. And, because all stories have to have a moral, to show her that once and for all procrastination doesn't pay.
There's a reason I'm dressing up as Mother Gothel, y'all.
Or is she dressing up as me?
Hmmm. Anyways, after she'd suffered long enough to suit me, I'd whip out the Rapunzel costume I bought months ago and give a long and annoying lecture on responsibility.
That would be almost as fun as watching her melt down in the middle of the store.
So today, we go to Target. I set the mood by warning her: "You'd better hope there's Rapunzel left."
"Yeah, I better pray for this," she says, and launches into supplication.
Now God's involved. This is gonna be great.
We arrive. The Halloween section is now the empty shelf section, with two microscopic racks of costumes and boxes of encroaching Christmas stuff. She's not fazed, though. She paws through the rocket ship, pink sailor girl in size 3T, skank witch that she's not wearing no matter how much she wants it, and Angry Bird costumes. "Maybe there's something in the next aisle, Mommy?"
Nope, unless you count hot dog costumes for dogs.
"Next aisle, maybe?"
Evergreen wreaths. Ho, ho, ho!
Overeager for mayhem, I speak in tones that I hope will elicit waterworks. "I guess they don't have Rapunzel anymore?"
"Yeah . . ." A pause.
I can't breathe.
Then she shrugs. SHRUGS. "Well, whatever," she says. "I guess I'll just go as some other princess dress that's in my dress-up-closet."
What the HECK?!?!? WHY DID SHE HAVE TO CHOOSE TODAY TO BE RESPONSIBLE?
My life ruined, we walk back to the car. There to her wondering eyes appears a bag containing a costume and a moral, though it doesn't pack any punch. "You're the best Mommy ever!" is a weak substitute for caterwauling wails. Still, I painstakingly explain: I had bought it long before, instead of waiting til the last minute. I thought ahead. I was mindful. I was responsible.
"It's a good thing one of us was responsible," she observes. Pause. "But you know Mommy, you kind of wasted your time going to Target to look for a costume when you already had bought one . . ."
D'ya think?
But that's not the worst. Later this evening the Maiden dissolved into the most incredibly awful (unrelated) temper tantrum meltdown ever. Like, we haven't seen one this huge and all-encompassing since she was two. My ears are still ringing. Her face will be red for a week.
It was epic. It registered on the Richter scale.
But it was not fun. We did not chortle. We did not gleefully rub our hands.
Somewhere in the universe, someone is laughing at me.


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Asian Contemporary Art Week
Check for over 200 Asian artists exhibiting work at 35 galleries and museums this weekend! Okay, maybe you cant see them all but you can check this great google map for a view of all the venues. Click a venue and see a quick summary of the exhibiting show! Highlights include Tyler Rollins' group show of Southeast Asian artists including Eko Nugroho, Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery's "Superstars" exhibition of Iranian artists working from the 1960s till today, and Gana Art's exhibition of contemporary Korean photographers.
Through May 18
Galleries throughout New York
The New York Photo Festival
Speaking of photography, after last year's successful debut, The New York Photo Festival returns this spring with a new lineup of guest curators, talks, exhibitions, and more. With special exhibitions by an international roster of guest curators, the week promises to introduce new dialogue about contemporary photography.
Through May 17
DUMBO, Brooklyn
Curated by William A. Ewing (Musée de l'Elysée), Chris Boot (publisher), Jody Quon (New York Magazine), and Jon Levy (Foto 8)
International Contemporary Furniture Fair
With 552 exhibitors at the 21st annual ICFF, with almost half showing from out of the country, this furniture extravaganza is not to be missed! This year, the fair even boasts of a "Japan by Design" hall, a designboom Mart, and the bookstore run by Archivia Books, the renowned independent bookstore headquartered in New York City on Lexington Avenue. "A specialist in illustrated books, Archivia Books carries a comprehensive and passionately curated inventory of art-related books from domestic and foreign publishers, as well as out-of-print titles from all over the world!" Check out special talks at the bookstore by design superstars Karim Rashid, Thad Hayes, Donald Kaufman, and Richard Mishaan.
May 16-19
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
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|Colorful Digital Portrait - Young Lady
I selected another Young Lady photograph from my MorgueFile research for today's post. I opened CorelTRACE and loaded the large file. I Traced using Advanced Outline. This gave me a native CMX file that I opened in CorelDRAW.
I Ungrouped the traced pieces and then I used differing gradients, and textures, to fill each area. This led to a colorful image of the Young Lady. I added a turquoise rectangle to the back of the pieces. I selected all the traced pieces, and the rectangle, and Grouped them as one unit. I then converted it to a bitmapped file. I copied the large bitmap to the Clipboard.
I opened Corel PhotoPaint and pasted New From Clipboard the copy. I added my signature in black. and saved the large file at 300 dpi. I resampled for display size, compressing by 62 and softened by 33, for a smaller file to load faster.
Be sure to click on the file for a larger view of it. F11 in Chrome will give you a full screen view, F11 back to the regular settings.
Comments are always welcome on experiments like this image. Feel free to browse "gatzkART!" for additional Digital Visual Art, as well as Woodward Dream Cruise Custom and Vintage cars, guitars images, along with other works. See the Labels Cloud by scrolling down to the lower parts of the blog page, Browse the topics and view them with the explanations of workflow used to create the images.


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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Episode 1338: Maintaining Momentum...
Finished Nathan Thompson's chapbook last night, and I think I've got the angle for my review figured out now, partly inspired by Rupert Loydell's blurb on the back cover. Am now alternating between reading God's Autobio and an issue of Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern. Rolli's stories definitely read to me like stuff that would appear in McSweeney's, and I'm loving it so far. Definitely won't have problems writing the review for this one! (As for McSweeney's, I'm reading No. 11, a gorgeous black hardback with gold embossing, which feels like a very persuasive case for the continued existence of physical books.) Speaking of reviews, after I posted the link for yesterday's review to Facebook, Nick Sweeney, fellow Unthank Books' author, offered to print off a copy and send it along to Alan Brownjohn, as they know each other and Brownjohn's 'non-web-friendly', so to speak. That was a pleasant surprise, and I guess it would be sort of fun to hear back from Brownjohn and to find out his reaction to the review.
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This afternoon I had the pleasure of talking with Singer-Songwriter-Author John Fischer. John was definitely a key player in the very first wave of Jesus Music musicians making a huge impact from the late 1960's, into the 1970's, and in John's case, way beyond that. To bring you a little up to speed, I hunted up a page HERE from the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music: Pop, Rock, and Worship (Don Cusic, editor). Click the image above to get to the 41-minute podcast … and be sure to scroll through the archive of prior programs with an impressive array of eclectic and interesting guests.
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Just heard of Ginormous. Lots to read there. This is an extension on the ARP MVC framework to make things easier to develop with. I haven't hit ARP yet, at least not officially, but it is helpful to see this before digging in to it.
Ginormous: Extending ARP, controllers, delegates and system events
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Super Awkward Funcast Episode 4
Jul 15th, 2013 by superawkwardfuncast
This is the exciting episode where BJ Lange, Jeffrey Thompson, and Paul Davis chime in with me on the breaking news (at least then) of the Zimmerman trial verdict as well as the exciting new TV series called "Orange Is the New Black." Also, we discuss our careers for an obscene amount of time. And MORE!
Starring Elle Latham (as always) as Host.
Special Guest #1: BJ "Honkey" Lange (excellent improviser who is currently in Top Shelf in the Loft at iO West) http://ioimprov.com/west/io/shows/top-shelf (He's also an improv teacher at the Improv Trick with Bill Chott, a Second City alumnus, and Monster Drink promoter)
BJ's IMDb: www.imdb.me/bjlange
BJ's Hosting Reel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEEmSzAew8M
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BjComedy @BjComedy (Instagram/Snapchat)
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Special Guest #2: Jeffrey Thompson (as promised) (iO West improviser who is currently in a show at the DCT called DCT) http://ioimprov.com/west/io/teams/dct He is an awesome guy who's in college studying Psychology. A renaissance man. A bad ass mutha-
Jeff's Twitter: https://twitter.com/OneBlackJeff @OneBlackJeff (Instagram/Snapchat)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackjeff?fref=browse_search
BJ and Jeff are not new to the show. They are veterans of Super Awkward Fun Time, the show that turned into this.
Shout out to Paul Davis for listening in and contributing to the show! Shout out to Kevin Laurence, ( https://www.facebook.com/kevinlaurencemusic), for giving me permission to use his track. Buy his album "Before I Fall" on iTunes. You won't regret it! He's one of the most talented musicians I know.
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Engineering is a career that requires a large amount of skill and knowledge in order to do the job properly. It is an industry that is constantly dveloping and changing as new technologies and methods are explored. For new engineers entering the sector this can be quite daunting. However, those who have been employed as engineers for several years can also find it tricky to always be up to date. Making the time to investigate, research and learn new skills is essential to being the best engineer possible! Continue reading
Australian Foreign Worker Visa Shake-Up!!
An expert engineer in Australia has raised his voice to join the shout of unions in protesting against proposed visa reforms in Australia. The proposals are focused around making it easier for foreign workers to obtain visas to work as engineers in the country. This would allow large numbers of specialized engineers to commence work.
The expert who has spoken out against these proposals, Steve Durkin, is the Chief Executive of Engineers Australia. Durkin believes that by allowing foreign workers to have temporary visas, without requiring them to pass a language test or a skills test, could seriously be of detriment to the quality of engineering in the country. Those entering the country on one of these temporary visas would be able to work as an engineer in the country for up to a year. Continue reading
More Engineers Needed in the UK!
It's a HUGE number but the figures are now suggesting that at least 50,000 new skilled and qualified engineers need to be recruited each year! If this number of people aren't found then a hole begins to emerge in the economy!
One firm in particular – EngineeringUK – have said that they believe over 180,000 vacancies are available at engineering firms every year! However, research from this same firm suggests that only 127,000 of these positions are likely to be filled. Within the body of the research, the claim was made that for each new engineering role that is filled, a further two jobs are created elsewhere within the wider industry. The research has been endorsed by the Business secretary, Vince Cable. Continue reading


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Google releases US Govt. Search. From their blog: Want to find those IRS forms to get in your taxes on time? Need to figure out where to send your DMV fees, or find the phone number for your local parks and rec department?
New MSN worm is out.
Stephen Hawking claims the Pope told him not to study the origin of the universe. Think the Pope knew it was all a lie?
Ok, this sounds a lot like a MySpace bulletin to me. They can't possibly want everyone to send a soil sample from their backyard.
It looks like all us Oregon taxpayers might have had our name, address, and social security number stolen. Well 2200 of us anyways.
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On 5-15-2012, I went for a medical checkup for the first time in seven years. (Yes, I was long overdue.)
Turned out that my scorecard was one for three.
I found out that my blood pressure's normal (118/88)...but my cholesterol figures are at issue.
When my cholesterol numbers ought to be 200 and 100, the lab tests showed 220 and 151, respectively.
And yes, I was floored. I was stunned.
I asked the receptionist who'd called me with the information about my lab tests: "What can I do to bring my cholesterol down?"
She told me that a daily 30-minute walk would do that. So would cutting out red meats, cakes, and...my beloved Little Debbie snacks.
If you've ever had a chance to see the recently-released documentary "The Entertainers," you heard me talking about putting into my lunch box foods that can be eaten quickly...and Little Debbie snack cakes are some of those foods that can be eaten quickly.
Well now, I'm replacing regular beef, corned beef, and pastrami with chicken, fish, and turkey...and, in the meantime, I'm trading those LD Oatmeal Creme Pies and other LD delights for granola bars and cereal bars.
And I'm thankful that McKee Foods markets cereal bars (in addition to all those Little Debbie products)...because I hate the thought of throwing the Collegedale, TN firm under the bus.
At first, I thought I was going to force myself to starve, I felt that devastated at first. (Besides, I'm a big, big fan of burgers!! But being able to emphasize chicken, fish, and turkey will take the sting out of getting off beef.)
Taking the everyday walks will be the hardest part.
Nevertheless, I've gone on two such walks since getting the call from Dr. Steven Weyhrich's office. (One was here in Omaha to make a car-repair payment...and the other was in Peoria last weekend, when one of this year's OTPP contestants, a first-timer named Diana Stein, walked with me to the riverfront.)
You can bet I'm going to fight to bring these numbers down...even if I have to walk around my kitchen for a half hour each day. (The 220-151 figure didn't happen overnight...and it's going to take a while- and determination- to reduce the figure to 200-100.)
Speaking of numbers...when I come back, I'm going to talk about something I've been able to take in for the first time since 2009: The Peoria experience.


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In response to a complaint about a shirt with a "CCCP" logo on it, Richard Hayne, president of the Urban Outfitter clothing chain, responded: "The shirt was supposed to represent the triumph of our system over the Soviet Union, not some nostalgic act of sympathy for Communism.... [A]s we developed the shirt, I came to realize that the great majority of our under-25 staff (and customer base) has no idea what CCCP stands for. I tried to give a very brief history lesson to our young staff on the Soviet social experiment and the devastation it created." Next up: educational "SS" T-shirts.
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Technology keeps workers connected 24/7. If that sounds like an employer's dream come true, think again: according to a Rutgers University researcher, employers who encourage non-stop work connections via technology may wind up with liability for encouraging addiction among their staff.
According to Gayle Porter, an associate professor of management at the Rutgers University School of Business at Camden, N.J., the fast and relentless pace of technology-enhanced work environments creates a source of stimulation that may become addictive. While addiction to work has been a widespread phenomenon for some time, the Rutgers-Camden scholar suggests that employers may face legal liability for these addictions.
"There are costs attached to excessive work due to technology," says Porter. "Information and communication technology (ICT) addiction has been treated by policy makers as a kind of elephant in the room -- everyone sees it, but no one wants to acknowledge it directly. Owing to vested interests of the employers and the ICT industry, signs of possible addiction -- excess use of ICT and related stress illnesses -- are often ignored."
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Chris and I hanging out at home for the Superbowl tonight so I thought I would share our game-watching menu (including this yummy black bean salad with corn and red peppers my friend Christie posted on her blog):
Buffalo Chicken Dip-recipe from our friend Grant
We've enjoyed the game (the commercials for me), the food and the cuddle time on the couch with Max and Lila!
Here's our menu for the week (it's a busy one):
(Meatless) Monday-Chris won't be home for dinner due to a team meeting so I'm having (above) black bean salad with quinoa.
Tuesday-Crock pot roast
Wednesday-Chicken Pot Pie
Thursday-Chris has a school function and I'll be going straight from a late meeting to class so probably hummus and veggies en route for me.
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Quite a while back my sister and I found wood bangles at our local art's and craft store. They were beautiful blank's just waiting to be transformed, and they were on clearance! Hooray!
We bought all we could find, and I knew I wanted to burn inspirational, romantic or fun quotes and poetry in mine.
Other decoration's I have used included flower's that I then painted, and all bangle's when finished get a silky topcoat with Tongue Oil, which gives them a soft natural glow.
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And then, I finished the slow cloth piece I started around the holidays. It ended up being a piece measuring about 8 x 8 inches, and I'm not quite sure what I will do with it now. I do need to give it a gentle washing, and then I think I might frame it and keep it for myself. Here are a few of the details.
I've a little time this afternoon yet before trotting off with the kids to meet my mom for dinner (Mexican Village, here we come!) so I think I might see if I can't get Mr. Cardinal's belly stitched in! Either that, or I'll be digging around in my stash for the bits for the next slow cloth. We'll see where my next cup of tea takes me!


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So my bright idea this year for my grandmother's birthday was to make her a memory book, consisting of photos of her with her grandchildren throughout the years. To accomplish this I had to enlist the help of the rest of the family, as it was my parents and aunts and uncles who had the old photos. The results were better than I had hoped and the book was a huge success. And it kickstarted a project for my dad, as once he had dug out all the old photo albums and slides, he decided he wanted to digitize and preserve the photos. He bought an attachment for his digital camera on e-bay that creates digital images of slides and has been merrily snapping away ever since.
You can see some of the best here.
The photos are really interesting to me, for a lot of reasons. I hadn't seen a lot of them before, or at least I don't remember seeing them. Some bring back memories, sometimes very specific as to time and place, other times just a vague recollection. Others just make me smile or laugh, either because of the goofy outfits (it was the 70s, after all!) or just because they are a snapshot of a beautiful and happy moment in the family history. Others make me teary, as they remind me of those no longer with us. It's been quite a trip, to use the 70s lingo.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Misty water-coloured memories ...
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- What would Jesus do? said...
Is that you??
- August 29, 2007 at 8:54 AM
- TheSinger said...
Oui, c'est moi. Cute kid, eh?
I sometimes wonder what happened to her. ;-)
- August 29, 2007 at 9:20 AM
- Serdic said...
She grew up into a beautiful woman.
- August 29, 2007 at 10:13 AM
- Kiy said...
Great pictures, happy family! :)
- August 29, 2007 at 2:11 PM
- What would Jesus do? said...
Amen Serd!
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I told Audrey that I think God made grandma's for making
apple pies and cookies with their grandkids.
that take up so much time in the day.
Being a mommy with little ones at home is great, I loved that season of life,
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Finally, these cute studded flats are a new release at Little bones, but Nova's been sweet enough to put this pair out as a group gift! Just check the past notices and nab yourself a pair before they disappear!
Skin: The sugar garden – Hope
Hair: Truth – Nydia
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