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Roseville, MN Hearing Aids
Avada Audiology & Hearing Care Center in Roseville, MN was established in 1991. For over 20 years our experienced hearing professionals have improved the hearing of eastern Minnesotans. We are located at 1935 West County Road, B2, Suite 180 in Roseville, MN 55113.
We offer the community of Roseville a wide variety and an affordable selection of hearing aids. The road to better hearing and a higher quality of life begins with a test, please contact our office today to receive a free hearing screening. There is no obligation to purchase hearing aids and no charge for your hearing screening and consultation at Avada Hearing Care Centers.
Avada is committed to serving anyone with hearing loss with the highest degree of integrity, professionalism, ethics, technology and service available to ensure the highest patient satisfaction.
If you have noticed a decline in yours or a loved one's hearing it is imperative that you schedule a free hearing test with our office. Not only are you suffering from hearing loss, you also suffer from a diminished quality of life. Avada Hearing Centers are committed to helping citizens of the Roseville, MN community regain their hearing and the lifestyle they deserve.
We guide our patients through every step of the process – from your first appointment to your final fitting – to minimize inconvenience and ensure satisfaction. If you or a loved one is suffering from hearing loss, please do not hesitate to contact us today and discover the Avada Experience.
Monday: 9:00A to 5:00P
Tuesday: 9:00A to 5:00P
Wednesday: 9:00A to 5:00P
Thursday: 9:00A to 5:00P
Friday: 9:00A to 5:00P
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Brittainy Ebel
Brittainy has lived in Minnesota all her life and is a graduate from the University of Minnesota (go Gophers!) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and a Certified Hearing Instrument Dispenser. Brittainy began working at Avada in 2012 and has a passion for helping people learn more about their hearing health. In her free time, Brittainy supports the Midwest Pug Rescue, enjoys playing tennis, and volunteers at her local church.


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I happenstanced across this track early this morning, and just had to post it. One of the most beautiful things I've heard in a long while. Well, at least a few weeks. Of course, keep in mind that other sounds I hear on a daily basis are the screechings, screamings, and pleadings of two 18-month-olds and a four-year-old. So, you know, maybe take that with a grain of salt.
Indie-pop duo Matthew And Me are out of Totnes, currently signed to Beatnik Creative out of the UK. The song is off their debut EP Startpoint.

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Though often overshadowed by the other larger cities in The Netherlands, Eindhoven should not be overlooked. Europcar's Eindhoven car hire options can help you discover all of the great attractions the city has to offer. This city may be best known for its technological and industrial sectors, but there is still plenty for travellers and passers through to explore.
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- Europcar's Eindhoven car hire has a wide range of vans and cars. Be sure to choose all the special features and details that are preferable to you.


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via Understanding The Threat Blog.
Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter today cancelled next week's planned UTT 2-day training program, caving in to complaints by Hamas and local Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Wichita and other parts of Kansas.
For more details, watch the local ABC Report
The loudest complaints came from Hamas spokesman Ibrahim Hooper. Hooper works for the Hamas organization called the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR). For those confused about CAIR being Hamas…
In a December 2007 government filing in the US v Sabri Benkhala appeal – an Al Qaeda operative – the government stated: "From its founding by the Muslim Brotherhood leaders, CAIR conspired with other affiliates of the Muslim Brotherhood to support terrorists." A massive amount of evidence entered into the largest Hamas trial ever successfully prosecuted in U.S. history (US v Holy Land Foundation ("HLF"), Dallas, 2008) identified CAIR as the fourth organization created by the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood's Palestine Committee in America. The Palestine Committee is Hamas. Hamas is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) by the U.S. government.
When CAIR petitioned the Federal Court to remove it's name from the Unindicted Co-Conspirator list in the HLF case, the trial Judge Jorge Solis wrote in his 2010 unsealed opinion, "The Government has produced ample evidence to establish the associations of CAIR, ISNA, and NAIT with the HLF, the Islamic Association of Palestine ("IAP"), and with Hamas." CAIR was left on the Co-Conspirator list. CAIR appealed the ruling and the appellate court ruled unanimously to keep CAIR listed as an "Unindicted Co-Conspirator" in the largest Hamas trial in U.S. history because of the overwhelming evidence.
Other Muslims in the community who complained to the Sedgwick Sheriff's office were leaders and spokesmen from the local Muslim Students Associations (the first Muslim Brotherhood organization established in America in 1963) and the Islamic Society of Wichita – a Muslim Brotherhood organization and a subsidiary of the Islamic Society of North America which is the largest MB organization here and a financial support entity for Hamas per the evidence at the HLF trial.
These are the groups and individuals who have led the charge to shut this training down in Wichita…enemies of the United States.
Because of the nature of the threat from the Islamic Movement in the United States (an insurgency), the burden falls to local police to be the tip of the spear in countering their efforts here. When local police leaders are not aware of this and do not understand their critical role in the larger war, the war will be lost.
In the press release today the Sedgwick Sheriff's Office stated: "The Sheriff's Office will find an instructor, either from the Department of Justice or another subject matter expert to present such material in the future." Unfortunately for Wichita law enforcement, this material is not being presented by any other organization in the nation besides UTT. A few years ago during a 3-day program at Headquarters Marine Corps for approximately 115 professionals from FBI (to include the National Joint Terrorism Task Force personnel), CIA, DHS, DIA, NSA, local and state police, military, and others, a Counterterrorism Supervisor from FBI Headquarters stood up in front of the entire crowd and stated he never heard any of the material presented but confirmed it was true and factual based on the evidence and materials presented. When asked, none of the other attendees were aware of this information either, including the men and women from the FBI's National Joint Terrorism Task Force in attendance.
So, by canceling this training in Kansas, the Sedgwick County Sheriff has not only emboldened our enemy – namely the Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas – he has ensured that local law enforcement will NOT get the very training they need to protect and defend their communities.
More via the factually-lacking media report, via Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office won't join training course criticized by Muslim group
CAIR national spokesman Ibrahim Hooper called the sheriff's decision "really good news."
Good for jihadists because as usual, the media is either ignorant or complicit in explaining to American citizens exactly who CAIR is, their terrorist history and their ultimate objective.
Posted on 25 May 14 by Creeping Sharia
[Editor's Note: This does not necessarily entail the beliefs, thoughts, or theories of the local Act chapters or the National Act office…they are my beliefs, thoughts and/or theories. Get in contact with the Sheriff…he is allowing a terrorist financing group, that operates illegally in the US, to "win" in their covert way to take over America.]
Filed under: "Enemy Within America", "lesser jihad", America, Anti-American, anti-constitution, Barack Hussein Obama, CAIR-Hama terrorist criminal financier, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Creeping Sharia, dhimmi, Islam, Islamic hate and intolerance, Islamic Indoctrination, Islamic Infiltration, Islamic intimidation, Islamic Law, Islamic texts, Islamic Threat, Islamic Trojan Horse, Kansas, Muslim Brotherhood | Tagged: Barack Obama, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Creeping Sharia, dhimmi, Hamas, Islam, law, legal, life, Media, Muslim Brotherhood, News, Politics, Random, Religion, Terrorism |


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Hii, my todays blog is that what all we need to publish a game on ios device.so lets star first with a short introduction of ios
ios is a mobile operating system developed by apple and used on apple hardware like iphone,ipad.like other operating system ios also has its own app store which contains 1.4 million applications. In 2012 apple devices made 410 million dollars by selling apple devices after
that they sold 800 million devices june 2014 and now apple has announed that they have sold 1 billion ios devices.Every team publishing their app on ios…..
So what do you you think to publish your app on ios…
Yes!then this will be the process to do this
First you will have to set up a development certificate of ios.so,lest have a CSR.To request an ios development certificate you first need to generate a certificate signing request utilizing the keychain acess application in mac os.This will help you to establish your own identity on ios. So, now we have an own identity of ours on ios.so lets go the next step by creating a distribution profile.
The first step in setting up a distribution profile is to create a certificate signing request.For this we need our keychain No. emailId. This process can be done on a mac by goining through (OCSP) online certificate foe approval by logging in into the ios provisioning portal.Here you have to upload your certificate to approval it.
After the approval we have to publish the game to apple publishing by http://Publish.gamesalad.com/games after filling all the details you can upload your game and can test it out before your final submission.
Now remains the final and last step to submit your game to Apple.
This can be done by logging into application loader after you login to application loader sucesfully you can choose the application you prepared for upload.
check all the information about the application and the continue with choose to select the file and send after the upload your game is ready to use on ios
So are you ready to uplad your Game on ios.
And this are links that will surely help you out 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycTAv4wqMNQ
2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIC_lpZ5uh4


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Schooner ROCKET, cargo wheat, sunk off Point Aux Barques, by collision with the Bark OCEAN WAVE. Total loss.
Buffalo Morning Express
March 11, 1861. (Casualty List, 1860)
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On Tuesday evening (Nov.20 ), about 6:00, a collision took place between the bark OCEAN WAVE, bound up, and the schr. ROCKET, grain loaded, bound down, 20 miles this side of Pt. Au Barques and some 10 miles from the land, by which the latter vessel was sunk in about 60 fathoms of water. She had on board 19,200 bu. of wheat, which, with the vessel, we learn was insured. The crew of the ROCKET saved themselves by getting on board of the other vessel which brought them back to Port Huron, from whence they took passage on the prop. SUSQUEHANNA to this city. The bark had her jibboom, bowsprit and head gear carried away, besides sustaining some damage to her hull.
Detroit Free Press
Thursday, November 22, 1860
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SCHOONER ROCKET. - This vessel, sunk in Lake Huron, sailed from Milwaukee for this port on the 14th. instant. Her cargo consisted of 19,500 bush. wheat, insured for $17,200, in the following companies: Home, of N.Y., $7,000; Phoenix of Milwaukee,
$5,200; Commercial, of Milwaukee, $5,000. The ROCKET was owned in Buffalo; was a new vessel, and one of the handsomest and best on the lakes. We understand she was insured for $12,000 in the Buffalo Mutual.
Buffalo Daily Republic
Saturday, November 24, 1860
Schooner ROCKET, sunk by collision with the bark OCEAN WAVE on Lake Huron. Bound from Chicago to Buffalo with 20,000 bushels of wheat. The ROCKET is a total loss, she went down in deep water. No lives lost.
Toronto Globe
November 25, 1860
Schooner ROCKET, OF 478 tons, (old measurement) Built Buffalo 1857 by Bidwell & Banta. -- Lost Lake Huron 1860.
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I have no problem with Jason Castro signing Bob Marley. I take issue with certain artists supposedly being "off limits." Yes, it's not the best idea to try and sign Mariah or Whitney, but go for it if that's what you're feeling…as long as you understand that you will probably hear the phrase "pale imitation" in your critique.
However, Bob Marley was not a diva. His songs are fantastic, loose, spirited, reggae joints that aren't vocally exclusive. And, c'mon, who better than Jason Castro to sing "I Shot the Sheriff?" Here's the thing: Castro appeared to actually really dive into the song. He seemed more energetic and engaged with the song and the audience than I've seen him in weeks. That in mind, it's really weird how, despite that, the song just really did not work. The vocals were all over the place; it was almost like he tried a little too much to channel Marley and ended up letting the song get away from him.
I'll miss the Jason Castro face. :-(
I was heartened when he started "Mr. Tambourine Man," because I dug the laid back, folky vibe he infused it with. His voice sounded stronger and on key. He still seemed comfortable and engaged. I thought he was going to redeem himself in the eyes of the… "and the uh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh…." Oh, Jason. You just shoved that last nail right into your own coffin. Nononononononono. Simon, however blunt, was right. Even though the other three contestants were just "good" last night, I just don't see any way he'll avoid being the fourth place finisher.
I love Duran Duran. I love David Cook. How could I not love David Cook singing "Hungry Like the Wolf"? Sure, it was a fairly faithful interpretation (and he was forced to labor under the "this is the rocker's week so he better be beyond amazing" weight dropped on him last Wednesday night) but he did a very solid job. The song suited his growly power vocals incredibly well, and I'll confess my heart was all a-twitter when he stalked across the stage, promising "I'm on the hunt, I'm after you." No, it wasn't as groundbreaking an arrangement/performance as "Little Sparrow" or "Hello," but when you're singing songs that are "in your wheelhouse" can you really expect them to be?
His arrangement of "Baba O'Reilly" was much more inventive. He started the song on a slow build and slowly upped the tempo and the intensity until he gave his signature howl on "They're all wasted – teenage waste!" However, I think 90 seconds wasn't quite enough to give the song the proper slow build and crescendo that it needed to be truly fantastic. Still, Cook continues to be the most solid, creative performer on the Idol stage and he bounced back admirably from the criticism he received for his first song. To me, he's still the one to beat.
I've stopped being impressed by the fact that David Archuleta is a precious, precocious 17-year-old moppet with an "aw shucks" demeanor and a beautiful voice that seems like it should come from a seasoned 40-year-old performer. Still, during an uneven night his "Stand By Me" and "Love Me Tender" were enough to easily make him the strongest overall performer of the night. I think the judges are almost always too quick to heap praise on Archie's head, and that held true tonight.
His "Stand By Me" was gorgeous…and completely predictable. Archie is still too full of melisma for me, but he hit every single note with a seemingly effortless purity and grace. Best performance of the night. I wasn't as big of a fan of his "Love Me Tender," but that's possibly because I have a very special place in my heart for that Elvis classic. There's a depth and complexity Elvis brings to the ballad that a kid like Archie just couldn't convey…his delivery fell a bit flat for me (and so did his two high notes at the end).
I wish Syesha Mercado would stop singing songs that were not only iconic, but have been covered by countless Idol wannabes of years past. She brought great energy and spirit to "Proud Mary," but I don't think she quite has the gravitas in her voice to pull off the Motown power hit. I was waiting for her to kick the song into high gear and it always fell just a bit short for me. Still, she's come to life over the past couple weeks and I give her a lot of credit for persevering and continuing to improve late in the competition.
I found her version of Sam Cooke's "A Change is Gonna Come" beautiful but forgettable. I've said many times that I just can't quite figure Syesha out, and I'm going to have to stop trying…it's never gonna happen. She'll make the Top 3 and, barring an amazing upset, bow out gracefully (having gone much further than anyone expected) for the all-David finale.


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Sorry this is terribly written, my brain is still not functioning!
Between 09:00 on the 24/08 and 09:00 25/08 I stayed up for 24 hours to paint 100 models in order to raise Sponsor money for #WAAC, Wargamers All Against Cancer, which raises money for MacMillan to support people with Cancer. I was supported by Chris King, who stayed up for the 24 hours and painted 12 models in the time, and: Chris Hay, Dan Johnson, Joel Henry and Pete Rees who all supported me and Chris at various points.
You'll be glad to here it was an amazing success. We raised an amazing total of £265, as you can see here. A massive thankyou to everyone who donated. David Truby won the competition to get the custom display board made by donating the most amount of money in the set period of time. Congratulations to him, I will set up contact between him and Chris shortly.
It was a close run thing, with a few last minute changes on what I will paint, but I successfully got the 100 models painted. Below you can see the pictures of the 100.
Once again thankyou for everyone who helped out and donated, I am so impressed with the how much support people have given and I really can't thank you enough.


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22 Jun 2017 21:26:58
A swap deal with Tyrone Barnet AFC Wimbledon for Barry Corr from Cambridge going the other way is on the cards apparently! His contract expires 30th June so watch this space.
26 Jun 2017 09:50:31
Why would the clubs being doing a swap deal for a player who is out of contract? Makes absolutely no sense.


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Outfit Inspiration: Why Wearing Fan Gear is Awesome
Why not wear your fandom on your sleeve, literally? We know that hardcore fans can catch backlash for simply expressing their for things other people don't always understand. Wanted to share why regardless of the negative reaction expressing your appreciation to your fandom is not only normal but it's awesome.
- Wearing fan gear is an easy way to catch the attention of other people who share the same love for your medium aka the #conversationstarter.
- Wearing fan gear personally makes me feel food. My TMNT shirt serves as a reminder to my love of cartoons, sci-fi, all with one t-shirt.
- 3. Expressing your love for something for the world to see takes confidence a lot of people will never know.
Fandom Fashion by deejaystyles featuring rucksack bags
It's time to stand proud in your fandom, by wearing it casually in your everyday wardrobe! I've been a Whovian, I'm definitely a Marvel lover and am obsessed with Mortal Instruments although the film wasn't that successful the books still make my life! What fandom are you apart of if you're apart of any?


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Yep, that about sums up the majority of my internet activity. It is not really that I have problem posting, or that I do not think that it is a worthwhile activity, it just seems to me that there are so many more important activities that I am not doing that I should be. I do not keep a journal. I do not always get all my hometeaching done. I rarely ever read the church lessons before Sunday unless I am teaching a class. I do not look up and research graduate schools the way that I should. In the end there are many things that I should be doing, that I do not. I am simply put a procrastinator. So writing blog posts always makes me feel a little guilty because there are so many other more important things that I could and should be doing.
What do I do instead of blogging then?
I read books and play RPGs. Is it not a funny thing that so many of us spend a large portion of our lives feeling guilty because we do unproductive things, and then do even more unproductive things to feel less guilty? Perhaps I simply have an over-developed sense of guilt. Perhaps all you readers have no clue what I am referring to right now. Either was it does not matter too much right now, because I am in fact writing a blog post, and spending the entirety of a blog post entry philosophizing about why one does not write posts is a might futile and rather ironic, eh?
The other day for work I went to a ropes course. When I say a ropes course I mean one of those outdoorsy confidence building courses that act something like a cross between an amusement park and boot camp. An example of the activities was a large swing that raises the individual something like 30 feet off the ground, and then releases the hapless victim into something akin to free fall. However the expected release does not occur until the participant first visualizes a problem in his/her life that must be released. The free fall experience therefor is supposed to represent the release of some unpleasant aspect of ones life. I guess someone might find that analogy to be pleasurable.
Another of the activities was climbing up a tree to achieve a small platform roughly 20 feet above the ground. About five feet away in a horizontal direction from said platform rests a large ring. The purpose of this "ride" is to leap from said platform, grab the ring and then hang from it until the belayer gets bored and asks you to let go so he/she can lower you to the ground via the rope attached to your previously donned safety harness. Should you, upon reaching the platform, decide not to jump, it is the belayer's duty to insult you and generally make you feel worthless until such a time that you are so sick of the incessant pressure that you decide to finally jump for the ring. And somehow this is supposed to make one feel more confident and better about oneself.
I happily participated in both these activities. I did get the ring (without too much insulting too), and I only screamed a little after I let go of my proverbial problems in exchange for a free fall. I am afraid of heights. I consider this to be a healthy fear, as falling from them tends to result in a brief though intense friction layered collision that is often associated with pain, fractured and broken bodily parts, and even death. Thus one might say that I fear heights the way that one might fear a loaded gun pointed in ones general direction.
That said I did actually have a pleasant time, all things considered. I was glad that I got the ring, and that I did not add to the moisture of the desert after the swing first began its downwards motion.
That is all for now. Until next time when I decide to yet again not write a blog post, adieu.


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The info Attribute of page Directive In JSP
This section gives you the introduction about the info attribute of the page directive in JSP. This attribute simply sets the information of the JSP page which is retrieved later by using Servlet.getServletInfo() method. The value of the attribute will be a text string.
Here is the JSP code:
<%@page info="This is the example of info attribute of the page directive." %> <html> <head><title> Info Attibute of page directive in JSP. </title></head> <body> <% out.println("Example of the info attribute of the page directive in JPS."); %> </body> </html>
You can download the source code from below :
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text: APK 28,080 Posted August 20, 2015 Piano Teacher | Pianist HD v20150815 (All IAPs Unlocked)Requirements: Android 2.3 and upOverview: The best effortless instrument app, play any piano song - without any practice ! Piano Teacher is one of the best effortless piano apps on Android! Try it and master your piano songs with no hard practice. Over 10 million downloads on Google Play! 128 musical instruments and more than 50,000 songs are available in this free piano tutor app. Piano Teacher is not only the most elegant game to enjoy your songs, note by note, but also a great app to learn how to play music any time, anywhere. To start your journey with Piano Teacher, just pick a cool song in the songbook and learn how to play it in 1 minute. You can choose from 3 beautiful keyboard themes and a wide range of keyboard modes. It is possible for you to share fun with your friend by selecting the double keyboard mode. Other favorable functions like recording, social sharing and key size change are ready to improve your experience. Any Midi file (.mid or .midi) and Karaoke file can be loaded and played in Piano Teacher. We love to listen to your concerns, please drop us a message at [email protected]If you like this app, a positive rating or review would be huge support for us. Thank you very much! New features:✓ Support for External Midi Keyboards over USB (require android 3.1 and later).✓ New in-app tutorial.✓ Various languages supported: default, Japanese, German, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Romanian, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian.✓ Better key labels with different colors for every octet.✓ Better HQ Sounds.✓ Improved "Auto Hand" feature in practice, perform, mirror and classic double keyboard modes. Now your friend can join you on the piano!✓ Video Tutorial can be accessed in the in-app Settings menu.✓ Now you can load Midi and Karaoke files from your SD-Card to play. We hope it will work well. Other favorable features:✓ HQ instrument sounds: piano HQ, hand drum, guitar HQ, harmonica, bell, music box, organ, guitar bass✓ Brand new finger key-by-key guide mode helping you learn the piano in the easiest way. ✓ Magic piano mode to play for relaxation.✓ Awesome key press graphic effects.✓ Real feeling with vibration.✓ Create, share & download songs from our cloud sharing service.✓ Sound options: Real sound & digital sound (mid - midi - kar format).✓ Settings menu with full support function for beginners.✓ Keyboard & speed control options.✓ Two-row and two-row mirror modes with multi-player & multi-instrument function.✓ Single and three-row modes.✓ Record and playback to create & share your masterpieces with the world.✓ Learn-to-play mode with the pre-loaded collection of famous songs.✓ Availble kid mode bringing fun to your children.✓ Numerous works by greatest artists.✓ HQ sounds of musical instruments: Piano, Drum, Trumpet, Violin, Guitar, Bass, Sax...✓ Professional feedback & support system via emails and help desk.✓ Available for all Android phones✓ Designed for Android Tablets (Optimized).✓ Studio quality sound, Midi effect and note velocity, aftertouch, pitch bend.✓ Looped playback.✓ Free music library from cloud sharing service and online search engine. Piano Teacher is constantly updated with much more interesting features. Any comment or feedback is welcomed. About Us: We provide fun, interactive learning applications and social games for iOS, Android devices. Visit us at h**p://rubycell.com or h**p://pianisthd.com. What's in this version:- Now you can move back or forward few notes to replay part of song- Fix minor bugs Notes:All IAPs have been unlocked. If you continue to receive a notification saying that you've got purchases that still need to be downloaded after you've already downloaded them all, just click the checkbox to not ask again. Enjoy another release by PutterPlace. If you share this elsewhere, please give credit where it's due. This app has NO advertisements More Info:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rubycell.pianisthd'>>https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rubycell.pianisthdDownload Instructions: https://dailyuploads.net/f0unpqrfcnn0 https://userscloud.com/aekd6pk5hmpi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Dear Heart,
i think you remember me.I tend to not care for your feelings.
And throw you around a lot .sorry for that.
i just thought i''d warn you that i fell for a boy. good luck ---<3
When he''s not around..
There''s something missing in her smile --<3
and all she ever wanted was somebody..
To actually care <3
so long sweet summer


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Ever fancied yourself as an action figure? Think your life would make a good board game? If you feel so inclined, these days you can create both by clicking over to Toybuilders.com, a site that enables consumers to develop a variety of toys-including ones resembling themselves-from dolls to vehicles.
Consumers e-mail/mail their designs to the company, where a digital image of the toy is rendered using special software, a version of which it then sends back to the consumer for review. Once the person has OK'd the plans, Toybuilders constructs the toy, a process that usually takes four to six weeks. Prices range from US$80 to US$300 and up, depending on the intricacy of the design.
Though Toybuilders doesn't produce product that is copyrighted, CEO and founder of the Michigan-based company Karl Denton says he has created everything from plastic heads of people that will fit on Pez dispensers and Star Wars action figures, to original spaceship models.
'Just about anything consumers can think up, we can build,' says Denton. Giving consumers the power to create their own toys seems to be working. In February, Denton says the company was processing 400 orders a month, up from 10 in September.
Toybuilders is just one of several companies currently waving the mass customization flag. Whether it's General Mills allowing people to choose the ingredients for their own cereal, or Nike permitting customers to design their own running shoes, companies of all shapes and sizes are experimenting with giving consumers greater input into how the products they buy look, function, feel and taste.
And while there are drawbacks to customization-production costs are generally higher-the upside can be beneficial. In all instances, the key to making it work lies in finding the level of customization that makes financial sense.
For companies at the forefront of this trend, like Toybuilders (which launched in July), using a business model that provides consumers with control over every last detail of their toys is already paying dividends. This year, sales are expected to climb to US$700,000, a number that's projected to double each year over the next five. Recently, Discover Magazine nominated the company for its 2001 Technological Innovation Awards, and will include a story on Toybuilders in its July issue. Denton says he half dreads the strain media exposure will place on his company's resources since, in late February, the team was still struggling to fulfill Christmas orders.
'Right now, we're grabbing the interest of the hard-core Trekkies and sci-fi geeks, but eventually the general public is going to catch on to the idea of `wow, now I can have anything I want," says Denton.
Dutch toyco Lego is another company that is betting consumers will increasingly demand a greater degree of customization from manufacturers and is gradually preparing to meet the anticipated need. Last November, it took its first dip into customization waters, offering Mosaic, a service that allows consumers to create a picture of themselves or a friend using Lego pieces. The process lets customers load a digital picture onto the Mosaic section of Lego.com, which the company 'Legoizes,' turning the picture into pixels that are eventually converted into black, white and gray one-stud Lego plates. Consumers can then use these plates to reconstruct the picture. The entire process takes about two to three days to complete, costing US$29.99.
'The Lego brand has always been about allowing consumers to use their imaginations to create something that is unique, and Mosaic is an extension of that,' says Brad Justis, senior VP of Lego Direct, which oversees the company's catalog and Internet sales. This month, Lego.com will launch its second initiative, which will allow consumers to create their own trains, tracks and cars. The service will be available to consumers in North America and Europe only.
Though Justis wouldn't discuss gross profits for customized product versus those of Lego's mass-produced items, he says he's confident the former will become an important part of the company's overall business. 'Lego wouldn't be doing this if we didn't think it could be profitable,' says Justis. At the same time, he is quick to point out the brand-building attributes that customization affords.
'It's also about bringing consumers closer to the Lego brand. We know, for instance, that people who are more involved with our brand-like those who belong to our Lego Club-buy more product,' says Justis.
While not entirely irrelevant for Build-A-Bear Workshop, the product that customization yields isn't nearly as important as the process itself. The chain of mall-based stores allows consumers to, for a fee, create personalized teddy bears and other stuffed animals.
'We're selling the experience. Obviously, you can buy bears anywhere, but people are willing to pay for the experience of creating their own, because it's so much fun,' says Maxine Clark, CEO and founder of the St. Louis-based company. Build-A-Bear's stores are divided into a series of work stations, where consumers can select the type of stuffed animal they want to create, stuff it, dress it, name it, add a variety of accessories, and at the end, produce a birth certificate and storybook based on their new friend. The cost ranges from US$10 to US$25, which also allows consumers to add sound chips with their own prerecorded phrases if they want.
Clark admits the process isn't totally customized (stuffed animal shells come premade, for instance), but it's a degree of customization, she says, that makes it very affordable for the company, and one that has struck a chord with consumers. Sales for the chain were US$50 million in 2000, up from US$19 million the year before. Clark partially credits the sales incease to rapid expansion, which has seen BABW locations increase from 19 in '99 to 40 last year, slated to balloon to 70 stores in 2001.
'I think there may be more ideas out there where customization can work, but it has to be a product or service that has mass appeal,' says Clark. For now, she is using the rising stock of her company, which won the National Retail Federation's Retail Innovator of the Year Award for 2001, to assemble a BABW licensing and merchandising program and catalog, all of which it will launch later this year.
For other companies that have dabbled in customization, however, the results are murkier. Last summer, Mattel scaled back My Design, a web-only service launched on Barbie.com in '98 that allowed girls to design their own Barbie and then have Mattel produce it. While Mattel found that the section was popular, most girls who visited used it primarily to print off their creations, while few actually opted for production, says Mattel spokesperson Julia Jensen. Consequently, the company nixed the fulfillment feature for lack of interest, but kept the design function.
Mattel's change of heart does not surprise Jack Staff, chief Internet economist at Net consulting firm Zona Research.
'The success of customization will be driven by the ability of companies to customize products in an information-intensive way-like Amazon beaming the name of a customer onto the jewel case of a CD, for example-as opposed to a product-intensive way,' says Staff.
In the long run, he says, customizing product on a mass level is just not cost-effective for large companies. In limited doses, though, he notes, it can deliver some useful info about a company's consumer base. 'If, for instance, you find that you're offering tennis shoes and nine out of 10 custom orders are in the color red, you have some very robust marketing research that suggests that your next shoe line should be in red. That's a good thing.'


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Have you ever had one of those days where you just can't get yourself going? It feels like your batteries are flat and you are just drifting along as the day progresses then look forward to night time. You can't wait to get into bed and savour every second of sleep you can get. Well that's exactly how I felt yesterday. I couldn't get myself to open my laptop or check my phone, because I was so tired. It was as if my soul was tired too.
It all started this Saturday when we worked till two the next morning renovating the house. I painted the insides of the closets and cleaned until it felt like my arms were going to fall off. I was exhausted mentally and physically.
It was also the Little One's birthday this weekend and I was consumed with guilt as I had not put him first this year, due to the ongoing renovations (of course). Mr sent the Little One gifts and he was so excited that he played with them all day so it lifted the mood somewhat. We had a cake and Skyped while the Little One blew the candles.
Mr has been away for exactly two months now and this is starting to take its toll. We will be seeing him during Christmas break, but I hope we will see each other sooner. This was a very difficult birthday for me as Mr has never missed one of the Little One's birthdays before.
We also worked on the house again on Sunday and it's about 90% complete. There are a few zones that require attention, but we should be on track to finish the renovation this week. Finally!
This all led to my break from blogging that I'm ending today. So hello to you and hello to November!
Let's make it a great month as we lead up to December break.
Love and blessings to you and yours,


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I'm painting her portrait.
It isn't easy. I need the right lighting. I need to be in the right mood. I need to have the right music playing in the background.
But all of that is just avoidance behavior. I will paint her portrait.
And I will stop procrastinating.
I close my eyes and there! There she is. Radiant and laughing. I can see her so clearly. And there she is.
I open my eyes and I begin.
A nervous, uncertain line that I must erase. She was many things except uncertain. So, the lines in her portrait must mirror that. Must mirror her clear certainty of life and of everything.
My new line is clean and smooth. The next one is bold and daring. And so it goes on. She gradually appears in penciled lines and paint. I had intended to use charcoal, but no. She was never in her life charcoal. Not as I remember her. She was paint. Glorious, vibrant paint. Black lines. Red. Yellow. Blue. And she is appearing more and more.
Keep the brush clean.
Keep the hand steady.
Keep everything bright.
And ah! Look!
There she is.
Just as I remember her.
There are no tubes in her nose. No IV poles standing by.
She is not thin and delicate with half-closed eyes.
This is how I choose to remember her.
This is how I will always remember her.
My darling.
My love.
My wife.


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Choirs at Our Lady of Prompt Succor sing at the 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM Masses. Both choirs are made up of volunteers and are welcoming to new members. If you are aged high school to adult and enjoy singing, then consider making this a regular part of your Catholic life.
Rehearsals are in the church on Wednesdays from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. An informal vocal evaluation with the music director is required.
For more information, contact the director, Andrew Steiner.
"He who sings, prays twice."
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We refer to this statement as "the Great Commission," and with good reason. It's not a suggestion. Not an option, either. It's a commission. A command. Jesus says GO, so go we must. He seeks the volitional action of each and every person here at MRCC, a volitional moving out of our comfort zones and into the world - on his behalf and for his glory. That's what GoMission is all about, and why the name was chosen.
For over 2,000 people to GO and take part in a mission trip or project between May 2017 and Missions Sunday 2018. Thus, 2018 x 2018!
Feel free to email email@example.com or call Greg and Carrie Schaefer (405) 210-1065 or Jay and Amy Chapman (580) 467-4076 if you have questions!


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Back to school list – uniform all sorted, check. School bag all packed, check. Summer Reading Challenge medal to show everyone – hold on, no!!
Don't worry, there is still time to get your medal for reading 6 books over the summer. The Challenge is not over at the end of August – most libraries are running Record Breakers until 12 September, so you can visit at weekends or after school during the week to collect your medal and complete the Challenge!
As well as children getting their rewards and stickers for reading their books, there have been even more fun events happening in our libraries:
Musician Giles (above) came to Queen's Park Library to make instruments with children. He brought along materials that he helped children recycle into stringed instruments, drums and even trumpets! It was really great fun.
Actor and storyteller John Kirk toured Paddington, Maida Vale and St John's Wood libraries to tell his adaptation of Terry Deary's the Sea Monsters. He told tales of ocean voyages, involving the audiences in singing sea shanties and helping to act out the story. Very entertaining – here he is in action as some of the characters!


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"Summer Pamper Party"
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It's that time again! Take time out for a special night out at Bloom! Make a date with a friend, or come on your own and enjoy time away to pamper yourself. The night is filled with Free mini pamper sessions, yoga, wine and cheese, and summer shopping. We are filling our boutique with all new jewelry, clothing, and body products. A girl's dream come true!
Enjoy a FREE Mini Pampering Session and amazing raffle prizes
- Mini Massages
- Mini Facials
- Mini Acupuncture Sessions
- Mini Chiropractic Consultations
- Tickets must be purchased online for $35. Early Bird Price of $25 if purchased by June 15th.
Space is limited. Sign up early and in advance, as there will be no tickets sold at the door.


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Volume 24 Issue 4 • Oct.-Dec. 2002
Filter Results
Letters to the EditorPublication Year: 2002, Page(s):45 - 47
BiographiesPublication Year: 2002, Page(s):53 - 55First Page of the ArticleView full abstract»
Events & sightingsPublication Year: 2002, Page(s):56 - 59
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Author IndexPublication Year: 2002, Page(s):60 - 61| PDF (183 KB)
Subject indexPublication Year: 2002, Page(s):61 - 70| PDF (215 KB)
Think piece datamation, annals, slashdot, and tomorrow's historyPublication Year: 2002, Page(s):72 - 71
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Getting Sabre off the groundPublication Year: 2002, Page(s):32 - 39
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The Sabre system was developed by IBM in the 1960s to handle reservations and seat inventory for American Airlines. System specification requirements included an unprecedented number of transactions, such as handling 83,000 daily phone calls. This look back at the project's history highlights system problems and achievements. View full abstract»
Memoirs of a software pioneer. 2Publication Year: 2002, Page(s):14 - 31
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In the second of this two-part series, these memoirs feature Goetz's role in growing ADR to a $200,000,000 company and in ADAPSO, which dealt with industry issues and fought for a level playing field as IBM began to exert its enormous marketing powers and resources in the licensing of its program products. View full abstract»
Reconfigurable computer origins: the UCLA fixed-plus-variable (F+V) structure computerPublication Year: 2002, Page(s):3 - 9
Cited by: Papers (55) | Patents (4)
Gerald Estrin and his group at the University of California at Los Angeles did the earliest work on reconfigurable computer architectures. The early research, described here, provides pointers to work on models and tools for reconfigurable systems design and analysis. View full abstract»
Three early algorithmsPublication Year: 2002, Page(s):10 - 13
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Three well-known algorithms, implemented separately within a span of 20 years, demonstrate the use of mathematics developed hundreds of years ago. The algorithms don't have much in common except for two things: they were implemented between 1949 and 1965 during the so-called first generation of computing hardware-and they are good examples of rigorous thinking. First, I explain Bresenham's algorit... View full abstract»
Aims & Scope
The IEEE Annals of the History of Computing serves as a record of vital contributions which recount, preserve, and analyze the history of computing and the impact of computing on society.
Meet Our Editors
Nathan Ensmenger
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Another Balayya- Finger Power!
The train episode was super power, Now this is Class!! Whatever it mean :-)
The Ultimate Bachelor Cooking blog; Easy Recipes, cooking Tips and healthy Food for all Bachelors and Rookie Cooks.
Check out this Uppu Kozhukkattai (Salty Version). When my friend saw the picture , as I am writing this post, he was semi-shocked, He saw the ganesha Idol, and he saw the Kozhukkattai, which has a stark similarity to MOMOS, or steamed dumplings with meat inside. Now, looks can be so deceptive!!
Oh, this is not a sweet, not this version! This is a salted Uppu Kozhukkattai, and the recipe has been very well written, in a crisp step by step procedure!! Check Out..
I love the sweet version as well..
Now, This is Goduma Dosa or wheat dosa, and many of readers being from South India, i guess, you are familiar with this dish, and the recipe, but It was new for me. I never knew you could make dosai with Wheat Flour. Now I don't want to experiment with something I haven't even tasted.. Never good to spoil a new dish,no? So, where do I get my Goduma Dosa???
The next time I see a south Indian restaurant, I am gonna ask for this..
Strawberry and Yoghurt Icecream! All pink and looks very yummy. I always love it when I get some ingenious dessert recipes amidst all the curries!!!!
Thanks for adding colors to the curry mela...
Now our articulate blogger, who inspired me to start the curry mela, has a very beautiful recipe for the curry mela. Check out this mouth watering Spicy Pepper Mushrooms!!
Amazing treat, I tell you, awesome pictures too..
This is the second time I am posting an Upside down cake on the curry Mela, just check out this amazing upside down pineapple cake.
Easy step by step way to prepare too. I was thinking of baking a cake tonight... for some special friend :-D .. I might just bake this!!
Look at this tiny hot dogs, these are Mini Hot dogs, home made of course, amazing, no? Nice little bites...
Yumm!! I love fish, I just love any fish, I can live on fish for days on end... and we have no house by the sea... Check out this amazing double Treat of prawns, Chemmeen Mulakittathu & Kerala Prawn Pepper Fry!! And I told you there were fish dishes to come!!!
Check out this Aloo Masala or Potato Curry..but of course, potato being my fav vegetable, that I never forget to add too my dishes.. I even add potatoes to Sarsong ka saag. Aloo masala is an all time fav!!!
Now I suggest, you try out this chicken in lemon sauce, next time you plan to have chicken.. Believe me, this is different, not too spicy, very healthy and you will love it...


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Without corporate America, perhaps the single greatest catalyst of our wealth, power, and quality of life, this country would undoubtedly be an impoverished shell of itself. Big business accounts for a majority of hiring, building, and philanthropy in the United States. Countless public institutions and organizations – academic, medical, athletic, and the arts – are either founded or sustained through corporate donations. Furthermore, a number of these entities have and continued to pioneer innovations that transcend the world: from life saving treatments, to alternative energy research and everyday information solutions. If I may, what country's "capitalist marauders" invented electricity, the telegraph, the telephone, the airplane, the automobile, the personal computer and made them available to individuals across the globe? That's right; those evil, profit seeking corporations. Without their resources, their humanitarian and entrepreneurial spirit to push the boundaries of technological and cultural advancement, the world would indeed be a much darker place. Thank God for those energy saving light bulbs. Demagoguery loves the dark!
And what of duty, patriotism to you and me, but TAXES to the soldiers of statism? Why are liberals so obsessed with taxes? Simple…CONTROL! They want more social programs, more handouts, more unabridged power. Yes, so much for the priceless institutions of pride and accountability. Not to rain on the left's propaganda parade, but corporations pay 70% of all taxes in this country; hardly a paltry figure. Likewise, a majority of these firms pay at a 49% clip: a 40% flat corporate tax and a 9% dividend tax. That's nearly 50% of your profits turned over to the powers that be! Sound fair? *crickets* Without a doubt these firms are either directly or indirectly responsible for a bulk of sales generated and salaries paid in America, as well as a major source of revenue collected by Uncle Sam. If the business of America is business, which it is, they represent the heartbeat of our progress and the anti-thesis of the socialist agenda. Bernie Sanders is not leading a revolution of any kind. He's pledging to finish the job Obama started; i.e., destroying America. "Greedy" corporations pay roughly 70% of all taxes annually while 45% of Americans paid no income tax at all last year. 'Fair share' obviously means 'free share' in the socialist bread lines of discontent.
Not to assuage the hand of contrarianism – those extreme cases used to paint the entire lot with hyperbole – but do corporations get tax breaks and specialized treatment? Of course some do; just ask GE, Obama's biggest commercial donor in 2008. Or how about those lucrative contracts awarded to congressional home districts? It is definitely not unheard of for companies to be given special breaks by our local, state and federal government. These trade-offs are simply a proven method to lure corporations – the economic growth these companies provide to a community in terms of jobs and disposable income – with tax abatements, land grants, and zoning privileges. That's what helps to keep them solvent and growing. Is it always right? Of course not! In fact, sometimes it's downright robbery. But then again, what do critics say when they leave America for more profitable pastures? Regardless of the numbers, commonality or sensational exceptions, we're missing the ultimate equalizer: politicians. Our elected officials – those elected by these same socialist activists – are the ones who write the tax codes and grant special privileges in exchange for benefits. So if corporations, even under the worse case scenario, are operating within the law, how does that make them the enemy? It doesn't. It makes their accusers ignorant. Perhaps progressives should protest the exorbitant salaries and tax loopholes enjoyed by their numerous celebrity supporters. What's the going cost of a game, a concert, or a movie again? Darn those greedy celebrities!
But what about all that profiteering; price gouging the common man to the point of poverty? From regulatory committee's to fair competition acts – anti-collusion statues – there is a plethora of federal and state checks on today's corporations. And if there is a shortcoming that needs to be addressed, such as in the case of Enron, Congress and the courts are readily available to meet the challenge. Once again, "We The People" hold the ultimate trump card. If you don't like it, don't buy it. If you disagree with a company's practices, don't work for them or buy there stock! With the exception of a few products, consumers set the bar as far as demand. Without you're financial support, these car, clothing, and phone companies wouldn't exist. And if you're really determined, you can always start your own company and redefine the industry. People do it everyday. No, really, they do. Apple, anyone? All you need is a garage! Just remember, for every one business that succeeds, another 10 fail. Risk…work…reward.
The bottom line is that America is predicated on freedom, self reliance, and accountability. The Government, at its most rudimentary level, has two functions: to protect our liberties, this country's sovereignty, and to provide transparency, accountability, in all its dealings. Every man and woman, regardless of their heritage, beliefs or class, is entitled to make a living without unnecessary government intrusion. Whether you're an ordinary citizen or a multinational corporation, as long as you obey the law you are completely within your rights to pursue the American dream: whether you seek riches, a quaint house on the corner or dedicate your life to the poor, is a moot point.
"Wait, you haven't even mentioned despicable slave wages that are dictated to helpless workers!" Hmm, do I even have to say it? I could list a mountain of legislation and oversight committees that are dedicated to procuring safe working conditions and fair compensation, but I won't. It's a jungle out there. Modern America is but a shadow of the egregious conditions that dominated the Industrial Revolution. Just ask Upton Sinclair. Today, workers' salaries and benefits are at their zenith. Even at the lower spectrum of the corporate ladder, McDonald's employees can receive health care and Walmart employees are offered stock options. Does your local convenience store or favorite family owned restaurant offer such amenities? Do you really believe local businesses don't do everything in their power to make a buck? Sure we could pay menial labor $15 an hour, pretend minimum wage wasn't intended for unskilled workers or students looking to make extra pocket change, but what good is a $5 sub when you have to go to Mexico to get it? How many slices of ham are on that Congressional bill?
While we are on the subject of compensation, are you privy to what the United Auto Workers make? How about the Teamsters? Who's transporting that dynamo product of ingenuity you adore to the marketplace? The executives of these "righteous" unions, just like their corporate counterparts, make a very pretty penny. Any surprise these CAPITALISTS have conveniently joined the 'woe is me' gravy train? Mob rule means more union dues, higher salary demands. The oppressed proletariat smells money; MO' money. Yes, don't be a fooled by the incessant glare of idealism, for they too work the system. How else can an average Joe start at $40 an hour with full benefits and a retirement plan? There are many reasons why a string of firms are going bankrupt, or are on the brink of foreclosure. Everybody wants theirs, even at the price of failure. Yes, cutting off your nose to spite your face is still hip; especially if you're a socialist drinking Starbucks decrying economic inequality. It's OK to spill the beans when your resume is as lonely as Bernie Sanders' work history. Next time try including a mug shot to add a little intrigue or higher salary demands. Only then will the Revolution be televised…on Univision! Viva la Netflix stock!


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I don't know if I've mentioned I'm signed up to take part in a project called 'Jazzcakes100:Postcards'
The basic idea is 100 artists, each assigned a number 1- 100 each has to design a piece of work within the confines of a postcard (6x4 inch) and base the work around the assigned number.
I was given number 4.
I was thinking about the fact the work is relating to postcards,travel,etc and decided to look at my own photos of my past trips around the world. I visited Utah about 2 years ago and took some great photos of the landscape there and had always intended to us them within my print work. I finally found an opportunity.
The book I designed consists of 4 photos, taken over 4 days during my time in Utah.
I decided an artist book would be the perfect way to tackle this project due to the size limits and it's also good way to add a narrative to the work. The book is about travel and taking a journey while immersing ones self within an alien environment while trying to learn and live within a foreign community which is not always easy to understand.


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The Social Work Safety Act of 2017 (H.R. 1484)
The bipartisan Social Worker Safety Act (H.R. 1484) was introduced by Representatives Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ-9) and Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21). NASW - Alabama Chapter's 2017 Elected Official of the Year Congresswoman Terri Sewell is also co-sponsoring this bill. The bill entered the House of Representatives on March 9, 2017. It has been referred to the committee on Education and the workforce for legislative review and processing at this time.
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services the ability to award grants to States to provide safety measures to social workers and other similar professions who work with at-risk populations, and for other purposes. The grants can be used to provide various safety measures for social workers and similar professionals. Those safety measures include but are not limited to the following.
In order to get this billed passed through the house you must take action by asking your Representative to become a co-sponsor of the bipartisan Social Worker Safety Act (H.R. 1484). This is a very important consideration for the safety and effective provision of services to those social workers serve, and NASW – Alabama Chapter is proud that Congresswoman Terri Sewell is supporting the social workers of Alabama by becoming a co-sponsor – Thank you Congresswoman!!!
The entire Social Worker Safety Act (H.R. 1484) can be viewed here.
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We all know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which offers us an opportunity to come together to remember those we've lost and recognize and lend support to those who are suffering from this terrible disease today. Communities and organizations all across the nation coordinate activities, fairs, runs, walks, charity drives, and other campaigns to raise money, time, and effort from passionate donors, patients, and caregivers.
Here in St. Augustine, Jacksonville, and Ocala, there are a handful of worthy events we wanted to share with our readers. We hope you'll find time to get involved and find something that interests you and your family this month.
Remember, spreading the word about the dangers of breast cancer to those who are susceptible, and spending time to comfort and speak with those who are diagnosed is what this month is all about. But without the generosity of financial donors, research to further prevent and cure cancer isn't possible.
Three big organizations that could use your financial support include:
Events in St. Augustine/Jacksonville/Ocala/North Florida to Celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month are detailed below!
Breast Cancer Survivor Portraits
St. Augustine Record staff arts and entertainment editor Renee Unsworth wants to hear your survival story and take your family portrait! To be included, simply email Renee at email@example.com with your name, the date and time you would like to have your photo taken, and who you would like to bring with you to be included in the photo.
The photo session will take place on October 15-16th, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days at the offices of the St. Augustine Record, located at One News Place, on the corner of State Roads 312 and 207.
2012 Making Strides Against Breast Cacncer 5k Walk
Looking for something fun to do with the whole family this Saturday? Head on down to Treaty Oak Park at 1123 Prudential Drive in Jacksonville to support the American Cancer Society's signature North Florida fundraising event. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 9 a.m.
Last year, the event raised more than $463,000. For more information, check out.
Open Invitation to the breast cancer support group of st. augustine
The mission of the Breast Cancer Support Group of St. Augustine is to give help, comfort, and friendship to breast cancer patients, survivors, and their families.
The group meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. in Suite 1010 at the Flagler Hospital.
Young Survivors Group
Meeting at the Women's Center of Jacksonville, located at 5644 Colcord Ave in Jacksonville on Monday, October 15th, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., this group of vibrant women under 45 brings together those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer to lift each other up and develop friends and support.
Scrapbooking for Breast Cancer
A fun and unique fundraising event for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer will take place on October 19th, 2012 at 6 p.m. celebrating scrapbooking, food, and drinks. Each ticket is just $5 and food and drink are available for another $5.
The event will take place Marion County Extension Service Auditorium, 2232 NE Jacksonville Road, Ocala, Florida. To learn more, please call (352) 732-5982.
Susan G. Komen North Florida Walk for Awareness
The Susan G. Komen North Florida Walk for Awareness will be taking place on Sunday, October 21st, 2012 at 9 a.m. The 2K is open to all participants in the Mandarin area departing from the Komen North Florida offices located at 2950 Halcyon Lane #501, Jacksonville, FL, 32223.
For more information on the walk or to register, please call (904) 448-7446.


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I write this on my phone so, pardon the errors! xDD
Don't let ignorant feelings interfere with your duty or all else fails...
You'd tell yourself that every mission you're assigned to. You never cared for love, the only things you love is your father and being an assassin. But, that is until you meet Jacob Frye..
Will Jacob find out? Will he feel the same? Will Templars use that against you? Or you against him??
Join Jacob, Evie, and Henry as they try and find the Piece of Eden and stop Starrick from ruling London, because whosoever controls London...Controls the world..
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Emvika Aug 01, 2017
Yeah, punch him! xD I kinda felt sorry but I laughed my ass off aswell...good one! 😂😂👍
CATBANDIT04 Nov 26, 2017
Wait what. Well isn't that great. I'm using a Hawaiian name when I'm English and Scottish (I am actually those 3 and more) 😜😜😜😜
- Oct 01, 2016
Dude why is the father and mother thing so accurate. I'm a half Scottish child 😂
Amir_Mars Feb 21, 2016
This was really good! I'm liking it so far! Alec better watch out though Haha!!
pressxtoshoot Aug 08, 2016
A Jacob Frye fanfic with OC's father in it. This is going to be hilarious!
kraze_400 Mar 04, 2016
I love how you've grown in the past few months and haven't gaven up on this great story


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The Victoria Gallery and Museum is in a beautiful listed red-brick building, holding an imposing position in the knowledge quarter of Liverpool. With its Gothic turret, it is surrounded by a vast array of buildings...Read More →
I recently encountered the vibrant John Higgins, and he made mention of a forthcoming exhibition at the Victoria Gallery Museum in Liverpool and a forthcoming book, both of which were exciting fans at the 2000AD...Read More →
Prepare yourselves for some Doctor Who awesomeness coming to a venue near you soon! Prepare for excited kids demanding to be taken along and equally excited parents too for that matter! The monsters are coming!...Read More →


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Welcome to my new "60 Second Commute" blog.
What is the point of this blog?
Here I will record my journey from today to quitting my day to day J-O-B and beyond and into the desired result of earning a comfortable living from home.
As of right now, I intend to quite my job of 10 1/2 years this Christmas holiday. I will give notice at the end of this month to give my employers ample time to find a replacement. It's a big step for me, to move away from the security of salary, and in some way, one I am ready to take.
The 4 programs you see on this page are literally taking me there. I have been laying out the foundation for the past month or so and intend to run full speed with each one of them. I take turn devoting my time to each and it's working.
There are reasons why each of these program were chosen in the first place. I'll share more on that as I post on this blog.
I invite you to come along on this journey. Feel free to leave me comments. I read all and will answer to the best of my ability as is called for.
This is a very exciting time in my life and I look forward to sharing it with you.
Thanks for joining me.
How would you like to work from home too?
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21 October 2008
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Full process to eliminate www.googlechromeupdates.com
www.googlechromeupdates.com, it is yet another new variation of Potentially Unwanted Program which has been set under program browser redirect virus. It is a fake browser hijacker which will keep trying to looks honest to goodness in front of innocent Internet Users. More than that, this vermin will pretends itself as a legit web utility powered with Google which is supposed to update Computer's installed programs but it is not. Technically, this threat is internally connected with some sponsor's party thus, it will keep promoting as well as downloading their products inside the Computer. In spite of that, it might appear before the Internet Users as valuable area however it is highly prescribed to not take interest into this vermin. Taking interest into this vermin can be responsible for several destructions.
Potentially Unwanted Program like www.googlechromeupdates.com mainly gets installed inside the specific PC by running vindictive functions. It will combine itself with some outsider's freeware program and present itself before the victims so that it can easily get installed inside the marked Computer. Once this vermin gets installed, it will begin running noxious capacities inside the PC. It will apply some approved changes over the PC's default setting with a specific end goal to transform the PC into hacking conditions. It will interface the PC's DNS with Programmers PC so that Digital Hoodlums can without much of a stretch circle inside the specific PC. Thus, this vermin will give Cyber Criminals huge turn in hacking Client's own and in addition significant data. Having this vermin introduced inside the stamped PC will just bring annihilation and misfortunes for Clients. Therefore, it is highly prescribed to install and runs expert's Automatic Removal Tool in order to remove www.googlechromeupdates.com from PC.
Some problems caused by www.googlechromeupdates.com include:
- It is responsible for unwanted changes inside the browser. Due to this threat browser's default search engine as well as homepage will automatically change.
- It will freeze the Computer by high consumption of System's resources like RAM and CPU.
- Victims can face inexpertly restart of System or crashing of their installed programs.
- It will responsible for injection of malicious entries inside the windows registry box.
- googlechromeupdates.com will share victim's personal as well as valuable data to third party members.
- It will allow installation permit for other programs inside Computer which can be infected with malware.


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Prepared to be frazzled, whipped into a froth, undies bundled, knickers knotted, I found Tyler Kord's A Super Upsetting Cookbook About Sandwiches to be pleasantly un-unpleasant. Moderately amusing mostly.
"Some good flavor profiles" said my friend Barbara, using an expression so fraught with marketing-speak that its utterance took me by surprise. She has a point though. Mr. Kord is a master of sandwiches in three d. Delicious, drippy and devourable. I know from No. 7 somewhat.
Seven questions:
1. Do we need this book?
2. Do we need it now?
3. Do we need any book about sandwiches?
4. Would anyone actually follow a recipe for a sandwich?
5. Broccoli. Does it belong in a sandwich?
6. Should anything be excluded from sandwichery?
7. Would someone please make me a sandwich?
No. No. No. No. No. No. No. May. Be… Were there a book about sandwiches to guide them.
A Super Upsetting Book About Sandwiches looks super non-upsetting on the kitchen counter, which is why you need it. Put it there. Open. Put some food in your pantry and fridge. Sandwichy stuff. Ask for a sandwich. Appear upset. Get yourself a napkin. Sit. Do not get your undies in a bundle, your knickers in a twist or your froth whipped. Betting on someone taking the bait. If not, call Tyler Kord. He will thank you for the upset. 212-766-7648
Gotta run. Deadline to meet on my book about okra.


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But... that's not all...
Her painting "My Beach House" was recently featured on the cover of the Topsail Advertiser.
But.. that's not all...
She (along with several other OOPS artists... more details coming soon) will have three paintings exhibited in the reinCARnation Exhibit at the Wayne County Arts Council in July.
But that's not all...
She's teaching art classes! Here's a note from her with her schedule of classes...
Just retired from teaching in public schools and now it's time to focus on painting and teaching in Thurston Art Gallery! Call for a schedule on classes in Sneads Ferry. (910-526-9988 cell) or(910-327-1781). We can do morning classes or evening. Adults and Children classes, limited space so call early.
Also I wanted to let you and your friends know I will be teaching some acrylic painting classes for beginners and intermediates at Michael's in Jacksonville this summer.
Michael's and Chartpak have partnered to offer a wonderful deal on painting supplies, coupons and classes which I will be teaching soon. The products are by Grumbacher assuring quality. These classes will be fun even with your first try. It takes time and practice to paint but in the two hour classes you will have the basics down so you can do your first landscape! Floral paintings will be the second set of classes. Dates will be forthcoming.
Demo at Michael's of Jacksonville, Sunday June 27th at 1pm
1st class 10 to 12 noon on Wednesday, July 7th
2nd class 6 to 8pm on Thursday, July 22nd
Hope you can come, love to see you there. Limited space so sign up early at Michael's at the front desk. Ask for the landscape class taught by Sherry Thurston. Thanks


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The client filed a request to Interlegal on yacht parallel registration under the Russian flag and obtaining the relevant permission from the principal Flag State.
Under the current principal flag of Jersey, yacht was unable to obtain temporary registration in another state. Interlegal first task was to find register of another flag state for yacht re-registration.
In the framework of project, Interlegal lawyers performed a complex and complex work to ensure all stages of the process, in particular: analysis of registration terms and negotiations with various foreign shipping registers, yacht withdrawal from the Jersey Register and drafting appropriate documents, yacht registration under the new flag of Palau, drafting Bareboat Charter and obtaining permission from Palau on yacht parallel registration.
Interlegal senior lawyer Kirina Riashentseva and paralegal Marta Leliavina under general supervision of partner Irina Voyevodina led the case.


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Thursday, May 14, 2015
The Shoemakers Wife Sewed Clothes for the Elves {children's story art}
THE SHOEMAKER'S WIFE sewed clothes by candlelight, for all the elves. (A different look at the classic children's storybook fairy tale, The Elves and The Shoemaker). Story art composite.
I wrote a child's poem to go with this illustration, featured in my new children's book (book 5), published here.
© FairytalePhotoArt.com; Castles N Crowns Fairy Tale Photography
Creative Composite by Tricia | Castles N Crowns | FairyTalePhotoArt
Available in Print: Fine Art Shop
Stock images:
elves: jumpfer-stock | deviantart
sewing needle and thread: graphics fairy
background: adapted from public domain: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mayer_von_Bremen_Umkreis_Geldzahlendes_Mutterchen.jpg
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It is Easter Week and I wanted to do a fun yet meaningful activity for Achievement Days (I am going to be released soon-so sad). Of course I got out my 'Dress Up Fabric.' (This is a box of dollar fabric that I have cut to make tunics, headbands, belts, and scarves for all the Primary kids in the ward. I have gotten SO, SO many uses out of it for YEARS.) We got dressed up and sat on a blanket for our review of the last week of the Savior's life.
I had a lot of different foods that might have been eaten back in that time and maybe even at the Last Supper. I also made us a list of scriptures that we read through covering events from that last week. I used the Gospel Art Kit for visual aids. It was a bit of a jumble and I had imagined us just snacking as we read, but as we started going through the story in the scriptures, I managed to have a food that kind of went with each thing. Granted, some where a bit of a stretch, but I think it will help the girls remember the events.
We started with a piece of Romaine lettuce that I passed out to use as a plate for each girl. As we read about the Triumphal Entry, we each waved our little leaves like palms. Then it was dried apricots. We decided they looked like coins which reminded us of the story of Christ cleaning the money changers out of the Temple. We talked about Judas and how he was a disciple that went looking to sell out his Master for the price of a slave. I had cheese chunks for him-I told the girls that he was way beyond 'cheesy,' but they thought it was a good reminder (like I said, some things were a stretch...). We covered a few highlights from the Last Supper. We has grape fruit juice (new wine) in clear cups. It's a lovely golden color reminding us that the teachings of the Savior were like Golden Truths for us. We had round pita bread cut into halves-they looked like smiles. We read the scrip that says if you do as Christ did, happy you will be. Of course the juice and bread also reminded us of the Sacrament. We moved on to the Garden of Gethsemane and I passed out olives. We talked about pressing olives and about the great pressure exerted on the Savior during this time. I had strawberries cut in half (to look like drops) that reminded how he sweat great drops of blood. We read and talked about the betrayal, the trial, and the crucifixion. The girls were very somber and I felt the Spirit. I passed out dried fruits for this part to represent the life that went out of Him. I has turkey slices wrapped up and we read how they wrapped his body in linen before placing it in the tomb. We talked about what happened in Jerusalem and in the America's and how the Earth mourned it's Creator. Then I passed around plastic eggs-one for each girl. I told them that the Miracle of Easter was contained in the egg. They all eagerly opened them and found them to be empty. We then read about Mary at the tomb learning that it too was empty.
It was such a nice night and all of the girls were there. I have such a terrific group of girls and I am going to record their names for myself. They are (l to r) Elise Gilleland, Summer Clay, Jenna Tuck, Tanessa Farley, Hanna Gohn, Natalie Miner, Afton Mann, and Piper Rossi. I love playing with them and I love sharing my testimony with them. I hope I have been able to be a good leader for them. I will miss their enthusiasm.


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Navajo Indian Genuine Turquoise & Silver Cuff - Massive Vintage Ethnographic Jewelry
Navajo Indian Turquoise Cuff - Massive single Stone & Silver - Ethnographic Jewelry
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BFAR personnel attend training at CFOS-IA
Six personnel from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-Region 3) participated in the recently concluded three-day Training Course on Aquaculture held on July 18-20, 2017 at the Institute of Aquaculture (IA) hatchery laboratory and facilities in Miagao, Iloilo.
The training program was provided to orient and update the participants about the current trends in Aquaculture technology including the inventions and innovations developed by the Faculty and researchers of IA through the DOST-PCAARRD and USAID Programs.
The active participations of the dynamic team composed of Mr. Nicomedes B. Wamil, Ms. Jo Ann L. De Vera, Ms. Jenette R. Cataluňa, Mr. Jamil A. Anuga, Mr. Pedro A. Romantico and Mr. Nico Leander made the short training course lively and productive. Certificates of Participations were distributed to trainees by Dr. Rex Ferdinand M. Traifalgar, Director of the Institute of Aquaculture during the closing program held on July 21, 2017 at the IA Activity Hall, Miagao, Iloilo.


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The Berenstain Bears Bless Our Pets, a Living Lights title, by Mike Berenstain, is adorable. The illustrations are delightful and age appropriate for young children. The story touches upon the issues that arise when pets are a part of any family.
In this story, the Berenstain Bears bring their pets to a special service on Sunday, the Blessing of the Pets. As one might expect, however, the Chapel lawn becomes a regular zoo with so many animals: cats, rats, goats, snakes, fish, and birds. The Bear Country neighbors soon realize that the situation is never predictable with pets involved.
This is a wonderful book. It is quick to read and would hold the attention of any young child. I especially liked that it combines a love of pets with the responsibilities that go along with them. However, as some churches do not believe in blessing pets, one might need to explain to their youngster whether or not such a service would apply to their particular family.
I would recommend this book to anyone with young children.
I received this book free from the publisher and was not required to write a positive review.


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By extracting glioblastomas from 49 patients over a period of 2 years and studying them within minutes of removal in the operating room, the team showed that tumors respond to DCA by changing their metabolism. Then, the team treated 5 patients with advanced glioblastoma and secured tumor tissues before and after the DCA therapy. By comparing the two, the team showed that DCA works in these tumors exactly as was predicted by test tube experiments. This is very important because often the results in non-human models tested in the lab do not agree with the results in patients. In addition, the team showed that DCA has anti-cancer effects by altering the metabolism of glioblastoma cancer stem cells, the cells thought responsible for the recurrences of cancer.And,
No conclusions can be made on whether the drug is safe or effective in patients with this form of brain cancer, due to the limited number of patients tested by the study's leads Drs Michelakis and Petruk. Researchers emphasize that use of DCA by patients or physicians, supplied from for-profit sources or without close clinical observation by experienced medical teams in the setting of research trials, is not only inappropriate but may also be dangerous. ...See also: Generic drug may be potential treatment for deadly brain cancer: U of A medical study by Noreen Remtulla and Julia Necheff, ExpressNews, University of Alberta, May 12, 2010.
And: Potential brain-cancer drug shows promise, CBC News, May 12, 2010. [CBC video].
And: Cancer drug trial raises hopes by Elise Stolte, Edmonton Journal, May 13, 2010.
These news reports are about the publication: Metabolic Modulation of Glioblastoma with Dichloroacetate by Evangelos D Michelakis and 12 co-authors, including Kenneth C Petruk, Sci Transl Med 2010(May 12); 2(31): 31ra34.
See also an editorial: Targeting Cell Metabolism in Cancer Patients by Matthew G Vander Heiden, Sci Transl Med 2010(May 12); 2(31) :31ed1. From the TOC: "Dichloroacetate can safely modify glucose metabolism in aggressive brain tumors when administered to patients". Last sentence of the editorial: "Time will tell whether this strategy constitutes an effective cancer therapy".
Comments: After an initial research publication in January 2007 [PubMed citation], DCA attracted much attention. See, for example, the Wikipedia entry for Dichloroacetic acid. And, Cancer society warns of untested drug, CBC News, March 22, 2007.
The Official University of Alberta DCA Website provides FAQs about DCA. It includes, in the News & Updates section, DCA Research Team publishes results of Clinical Trials (dated May 12, 2010) and an earlier Letter from Dr. Evangelos Michelakis (dated October 2008).


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One of the main ingredients utilized in many Thai Soup Recipes is coconut milk which is hardly surprising as Thailand has some of the biggest coconut plantations in the world due to it's location in the tropics. The recipes that I will share with you on this page are primarily chicken based and flavoured with lemongrass stalks, kaffir lime leaves, galangal and nam pla fish paste.
1. Bring 4 cups chicken stock, 1/4 cup Thai fish sauce, the juice of 1 lime, 2 crushed wild lime leaves, a 2-inch section of lemongrass, and a 1-inch section of galangal to a boil. Simmer 20 minutes. Strain if desired (though left unstrained in Thailand, the lemongrass, lime leaves, and galangal are not meant to be eaten).
|Tom Kha Kai
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1/4 cup Thai fish sauce
- Juice of 1 lime
- 2 crushed wild lime leaves
- 2-inch section lemongrass
- 1 inch section galangal
- 1/4 pound chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 13.5-ounce can coconut milk
- 2 to 10 (to taste) small red chiles, slightly crushed
- Cilantro leaves for garnish


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Skip to comments.Toddler Found Alive After Japan Quake
Posted on 10/27/2004 11:08:53 AM PDT by freepatriot32
NAGAOKA, Japan (Oct. 27) - A 2-year-old boy was rescued Wednesday after surviving for four days buried in a landslide from the powerful quake that ravaged northern Japan over the weekend.
Rescuers also pulled Yuta Minagawa's mother, Takako Minagawa, 39, from the wreckage, but doctors later announced she had died. A daughter, 3-year-old Mayu, was still buried and her condition was uncertain.
The family's white van was swept away in a wave of boulders and earth that pulverized the hillside road they were on when a 6.8-magnitude quake ripped across rural Niigata prefecture on Saturday, killing at least 31 people.
Workers had heard Takako Minagawa's voice earlier, but officials later said she appeared to have no pulse. She was then pulled from the wreck, strapped to a stretcher and flown to a hospital in a helicopter. She was already near death upon arrival, said Nagaoka Red Cross Hospital spokesman Tadataka Tsurumaki.
Firefighters dug steadily through the rocks and rubble Wednesday after hearing Minagawa's voice in response to their calls. The van had been spotted under hillside rubble on Tuesday.
Officials were initially jubilant over the discovery.
"It's like a miracle that they are still alive after four days buried under a serious landslide like that, with huge rocks falling down on them," said Mikio Kawai, a spokesman for the Niigata prefectural government.
TV footage showed Yuta being pulled from the wreckage by the rescuers, covered in mud after four days under the landslide but apparently conscious. He was flown by helicopter to a hospital, said Keiko Kondo, a spokeswoman for the Tokyo Fire Department.
Rescuers temporarily halted their search for Mayu amid aftershocks but were set to resume later Wednesday.
The family was the focus of intense interest in Japan, with TV stations showing Minagawa's father's desperate attempts to track down the family in the post-quake chaos. He was on assignment in Tokyo at the time of the quake.
The surprise rescue came hours after a powerful 6.1-magnitude quake rocked the region Wednesday morning, rattling already-damaged buildings and terrifying residents.
Homeless people in evacuation centers threw themselves to the floor and screamed in horror as the temblor rumbled through the rural area of Niigata prefecture. A 4.2-magnitude aftershock hit about 25 minutes later.
Five people were injured in the Wednesday morning quake, but it was unclear if any were in serious condition, and some buildings were damaged. One man suffered a stroke from the shock of the quake, said Hisao Ishikawa of the Niigata prefectural government.
"Aftershocks are continuing - we don't know what the damage situation is yet," said Kazumasa Sakurai, an official at the Hirokami city hall.
Sakurai said standing lamps and objects on desks where thrown to the floor by the force of the quake.
The train station in Nagaoka, the largest city in the quake zone, was badly shaken and in danger of collapse, and hundreds of travelers on platforms and passengers on trains were ordered to evacuate, said an official at East Japan Railway Co.'s Niigata office. Public broadcaster NHK also reported that water and gas lines had broken in the area.
The Meteorological Agency said there was no danger of tsunami waves.
The quake, which hit at 10:40 a.m., was so strong that people in temporary shelters had difficulty standing, NHK reported. The temblor swayed buildings in the Japanese capital.
By Wednesday morning, more than 440 aftershocks strong enough to be felt had hit since Saturday, although they were becoming less frequent.
Just amazing...
This is the rockslide the family was buried in.
Photo won't post for some reason. Try this link http://www.dkbnews.com/img/2004/10/earth % F13.jpg
Every time I hit post "%F13" gets added. URL ends with earth % F13.jpg
Workers try to rescue Takako Minagawa, 39, and her daughter Mayu, 3, after her 2-year-old son Yuta was rescued from a white van buried in a landslide in Nagaoka in Niigata prefecture Wednesday. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
I'm on a messed up library computer and it doesn't seem to want to let me post this pic or even the URL.
Do a search for an article posted here titled Japanese Earth % APhotos Showing Damages. Go to my post 29, there is a good view of the rockslide. The car I mention in that post is not the same car the boy was found in.
Sorry, no Korean. From the name of the photo maybe hazing in the Korean Army?
But this is the same rockslide where the boy (toddler) was found alive?? Amazing.
Yes, that's it. The car was found about halfway between the road and the river. I'm in the States now, when I left, they still hadn't found the sister.
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Sixty-something woman shares ruminations as she plys the latter third of her life with the caveat that age entitles her to be absolutely outrageous whenever possible.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Decisions, decisions...
I spent a happy hour online looking at what other artists are doing with pastels. Answer: everything. The SAME artist produces a tightly wound, precise little picture, then turns around and does something like this, where it is all mixed up, can't tell which flower begins or ends where, worked over, then worked over again. Funny, it didn't get worse for the scumbling, bumbling around. I think I will fix it, with fixative, then fix it. Tomorrow.
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Craig Derrick is an award winning, 20-year game industry veteran with a track record for developing some of Hollywood's biggest hit games including Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff, Kubo: A Samurai Quest, Pixar's Finding Nemo, and leadership in the storied Star Wars franchise.
At Fifth Journey he directs all phases of the development studio's Creative, Gaming and VR initiatives. He most recently was the Head of Production at TinyCo and previously at LucasArts oversaw the development of titles including Star Wars: 1313, Kinect Star Wars, the Monkey Island: Special Edition series, and Tales of Monkey Island while establishing an original IP incubator dedicated to next-generation platforms.
Craig's also a member of the Producers Guild of America and an active contributor to the game development and academic communities. He's on the advisory board for Full Sail University, IADT|Tampa and founded the Albany, New York chapter of the International Game Developers Association. He's written for Game Developer magazine, spoken at the Game Developers Conference and San Diego Comic-Con, and has been interviewed by Bloomberg, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, and other online & print news sites.
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