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German designer Jonathan Radetz created a unique vase concept that results in beautiful vases that are made in a studio in Bavaria.
Using seismograph recordings of two separate earthquakes in Italy and New Zealand, the unique vases are constructed from a mold that takes the shape of these recordings. The resulting pieces of functional art are hollow vases with unique shapes that the unsuspecting eye would not realize are actually inspired by earthquakes.
The vases are showcased holding thin leafy branches but are unique and interesting enough that this is an unnecessary feature. The unique concept of the vase coupled with its minimalist aesthetic makes it so that it can function as a standalone piece in a room, without any additional attributes.
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Heath is the Senior Marketing and Communications Manager for Tesla in Australia. With no paid advertising or sponsorships, Heath's role concentrates on direct marketing, experiential marketing and media relations, whilst dealing with key business and government relationships to further advance the accelerated adoption of electric vehicles.
More recently, with the delivery of energy products into market, Heath's role within media relations extends across the new Powerwall and Powerpack products.
Heath has a wealth of experience in experiential and digital marketing having led some key motor vehicle launches within Australia and having worked as head of brand on the 150th Melbourne Cup Carnival and head of events and broadcast for the Formula One Grand Prix and MotoGP in Australia.
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U.S. sees 'hard deadline' for China trade deal
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Intro to Yoga ~ 5 week series
October 17 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
An event every week that begins at 11:00am on Wednesday, repeating until December 26, 2018
Do you want to de-stress or need more flexibility?
Have you ever considered yoga, but feel apprehensive about attending your first class? Maybe you'ld like to deepen the practice you already have?
Introductionn to yoga is designed for anyone wishing to try yoga for the first time or needing more clarity on basic poses and alignment. Everything you need for class will be provided 🙂 just wear comfortable clothing.
All are welcome to join us for Introduction to Yoga.
This course will be comprehensive so when you register it will be for the entire five weeks & make-up classes are provided.
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Minutes of meeting of Threlkeld Village Hall trustees held on 4th. September 2017
Present: Jo Alberti, Stephen Oldfield, Dot Benson, Graham Anderson, Moira Suringar.
In attendance: Barbara Lowesmith, Neil Beresford, Adam Bazire (for part) and Steven Harris (for part)
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Regulators are gearing up for the biggest shakeup of the water market in almost 30 years, with more than 1m businesses free to shop around for the best deals from next April.
The water regulator Ofwat said 1.2m businesses in England stand to benefit from the changes, which will allow them to switch water supplier.
Ofwat said: "A year from now, all businesses, charities and public sector organisations in England, from the smallest charity to the largest corporate, will be able to do something new – switch their water retailer.
"It's part of the biggest shakeup to the water industry since privatisation in 1989 and has major implications for companies and consumers alike."
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is working with Ofwat and claims the changes could deliver £200m in benefits to customers and the UK economy.
Ofwat said business customers opting to switch will be able to benefit from lower bills and an improved service as competition is introduced. Bigger companies with several suppliers around the country will be able to make administrative savings by having just one bill, and not "the dozens, possibly hundreds, some companies currently receive", Ofwat added.
The industry has a year to prepare for the changes, and private company Market Operator Services Limited (MOSL) is working on behalf of the water companies to create the IT infrastructure to enable switching to happen.
Ofwat said that while the option to switch would not be open to consumers, a review was under way to investigate whether competition in the market should be opened up to benefit households.
Ofwat will give initial thoughts on the matter in the summer, but the government would ultimately make the decision on competition in the water market for consumers.
The regulator, Defra and MOSL have a year to communicate the changes to businesses, to encourage them to benefit from the changes.
Cathryn Ross, the chief executive of Ofwat, and Ben Jeffs, the chief executive of MOSL, were expected to give further details on the plans on Monday.
This article was written by Angela Monaghan, for The Guardian on Sunday 17th April 2016 14.10 Europe/London
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Life is a rat race and you might lose direction easily in this universal chaos. People around the world are trying to find ways to achieve happiness and a sense of purpose in their day to day lives.
INFLUCENCER SERIES aims to identify unsung heroes in the recesses of society and bring them to the forefront by engaging them with a larger crowd and speak about their experiences. On the other side, it is an opportunity for us normal beings to become someone greater by getting truly inspired by such people!
The second edition of the Influencer Series is centred around 'Art and its Relevance in the modern world' and is being held at Shilparamam on the August 28th, 2016
The panel comprises an ensemble of artists from across the world in different areas. The event features performances and talks by:
- Lucrezia Maniscotti - Internatioanlly Acclaimed Bharatanatyam dancer
- Denis Stern - Renowned Flamenco Style Guitarist
- Ram Mohan Holagundi - Award Winning Theatre Artist
- Prafulla Sunder - Talented Carnatic Singer & Musician
- Vishnu Ramprasad - Young Guitarist & Composer
An evening filled with performances and fireside chats, we aim to inspire our audience to understand art and pick it up in relevant formats for better living.


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Victor Vasquez, or Vic, is Blacklist racer no. 13. Like the others, he's going to be harder than the others you've raced.
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This dude's been holding it down in the #13 slot for a while now. He can't break out of his rut and no one can run him out. He's fast and dangerous but knows how to handle his ride. He'll smoke you if he gets the chance.
Vic is driving his custom blue Toyota Supra. Vic's Supra is worth racing him over and over again until you get the Pink Slip for it, his car can be used easily all the way up to Blacklist #6 Ming. He doesn't have a race type for a strength. His strength is Pursuit Length.
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- Race Wins: 4
- Completed Milestones: 3
- Total Bounty: 100,000
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- Sprint: Rosewood & Lyons
- Lap Knockout: City Center / Rosewood Drive
- Speedtrap: Diamond & State / Forest & Ironwood
- Tollbooth: Hwy 99 & Highlands / Hwy 4 & Forest Green
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- Sprint: Union & Hollis / Heritage & Campus
- Cash Prize: $6,000
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The new rules will require physicians and hospitals to get written permission before routine billing and treatment information, can be shared with others.
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Flounce mermaid design has children's special style: active and fashion.
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Don't fade, don't fall fur. Easy care, hand washable.
Multi-purpose use,can be used as a quilt in summer, a bedsheet in winter, a household blanket when you have a rest, outdoor blanket.
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Starry Star Master Gift Led Unique Design Projector Multi Colors Night Light - Blue
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At all our services we seek to honor God and learn from Scripture in an environment shaped by grace, truth, hope and authenticity. The same pastor teaches at all three services. We are located at 4000 Redwood Rd, Oakland, CA (get direction on Google Map).
The 9am Service is slightly bent towards a traditional style. The sound of a pipe organ sets the mood for our service. You will get to sing more hymns in this service too. All ages are welcome.
The 11am Service is our contemporary worship and we occasionally feature classical and gospel genres as well. It reminds us of the richness and diversity of God's Kingdom. All ages are welcome.
* First Sunday of Each Month - All Ages Worship Together in our Services
We believe that children and youth are not just vital to the life of the church, they are the Church, and we want to be intentional in giving them voices and encouraging them to participate in our worship services. We welcome all children to participate in all of our worship services. While we have an excellent Kids Church that is designed specifically for kids of every age, we also want to see kids grow up worshipping Jesus with the adults - that they can model their faith after that of the adults, that they can see their parents pray and ask questions, that people can celebrate the Lord's table as a family, that kids and youth are empowered to lead the congregation etc. That is why we encourage all our kids and youths to participate in the Worship Together Sunday on the first Sunday of each month. There is no 1st - 5th grade, middle school, and high school programming on the first Sundays, but nursery, toddler, Pre-K and K programs will still be available.


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In this DBlog Week 2012 post, Shannon cuts through all of the nonsense to simply say, diabetes sucks. Keep reading to learn why.
Friday's topic for DBlog Week 2012 is "What Should They Know?" In this post, Scott shares why day-to-day life with diabetes is a delicate balance, like walking on a tightrope. Keep reading to find out what Scott does to keep his balance.
In her post for "One Thing to Improve," Wednesday's topic for DBlog Week 2012, Shannon shares her desire to become a diabetes advocate and to become more active in the diabetes community.
In this Dblog Week 2012 post, Roger shares his thoughts on "One Great Thing." He has discovered a knack for helping others. Learn why.
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Sounders Sign Pair From Area Schools
Seattle Times News Services
The Seattle Sounders have signed three players, two of whom went to local high schools.
The Sounders of the American Professional Soccer League signed midfielders Billy Colello and Derek Crothers and forward Erik Storkson.
The 5-foot-9, 165-pound Colello graduated from Mount Rainier High School in 1989.
The 6 foot 2, 200-pound Storkson graduated from Lindbergh High School in 1988.
Crothers, 6-foot, 185, has played with the Seattle Storm and Washington Rain.
The Sounders have an intrasquad scrimmage scheduled for today at 5 p.m. at Redmond's 60 Acres Field No. 14.
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This homemade costume for babies entered our 2015 Halloween Costume Contest.
A word from Brandy, the 'Risky Business Tom Cruise' costume creator:
My son, JJ, is wearing this costume. We got the idea from the movie Risky Business and pinterest. Everything was simple to get except for finding sunglasses small enough but thank God for ebay!


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Tuesday, 26 February 2013
Peaches and cream 1/4 scale dollhouse wardrobe and breakfast table and chairs
I'm loving the peaches and cream colours at the moment and have created a couple more pieces for the 1/4 scale dollhouse. I have created a new wardrobe and a breakfast table with 2 chairs. The wardrobe measures 1 & 5/8ths inches tall, just over 7/8ths of an inch in width and just over 5/8ths of an inch in depth. It is a very elegant piece with hand painted peach roses on the front doors (non opening). The table and chairs have been hand painted with the same peach rose design. The table is just under 5/8ths of an inch in height and 3/4 of an inch in diameter. Both of these items will be available on my ebay site for auction (seller:fizzyclaret) from this evening :)
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Located only a few meters from "La Rampa", the place of adult animation in Havana, the hotel is also main character of east concurred space of the city. El Pico Blanco bar known as the "Rincon del Feeling," where famous Cuban singers keep Cuban romantic music from the 1940's alive is on the hotel's top floor.
For their variety of offers for guests and occasional visitors, the Saint John´s constitutes a good and budget alternative of lodging in Havana, the Cuban capital and with the family heat of a personalized deal.
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NWS Huntsville: latest on Hurricane Nate
HUNTSVILLE - The latest from the National Weather Service in Huntsville: A Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect for the Cullman area through Sunday evening. Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms are expected to develop later this afternoon and continue into tonight. Locally heavy downpours and gusty winds are possible.
Hurricane Nate will make landfall late tonight along the central Gulf coast and then move northeastward. As it nears the Tennessee Valley Sunday morning, Nate will weaken to a tropical storm. Sustained winds of 30 to 35 mph may begin as early as 9 a.m. on Sunday and then continue through the afternoon hours. Wind gusts could reach into the 45 to 50 mph range. Additionally, locally heavy rainfall will be possible, with amounts of up to 3 inches possible. Conditions will improve across the area Sunday evening, as Nate pushes northeast of the area.
* WIND - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Equivalent Tropical Storm force wind - Peak Wind Forecast: 30-40 mph with gusts to 55 mph - Window for Tropical Storm force winds: Sunday morning until Sunday afternoon - CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: Elevated - The wind threat has remained nearly steady from the previous assessment. - Emergency plans should include a reasonable threat for tropical storm force wind of 39 to 57 mph. - To be safe, prepare for the potential of limited wind impacts. Remaining efforts to secure properties should now be brought to completion. - Hazardous wind is possible. Failure to adequately shelter may result in serious injury. Move to safe shelter before the wind becomes hazardous. - POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Limited - Damage to porches, awnings, carports, sheds, and unanchored mobile homes. Unsecured lightweight objects blown about. - Many large tree limbs broken off. A few trees snapped or uprooted, but with greater numbers in places where trees are shallow rooted. Some fences and roadway signs blown over. - A few roads impassable from debris, particularly within urban or heavily wooded places. Hazardous driving conditions on bridges and other elevated roadways. - Scattered power and communications outages.
* FLOODING RAIN - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: - Peak Rainfall Amounts: Additional 2-4 inches, with locally higher amounts - CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: Elevated - The flooding rain threat has remained nearly steady from the previous assessment. - Emergency plans should include a reasonable threat for minor flooding where peak rainfall totals are near amounts conducive for localized flash flooding and rapid inundation. - To be safe, prepare for the potential of limited flooding rain impacts. - Localized flooding is possible. If flood related watches and warnings are issued, heed recommended actions. - POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Limited - Localized rainfall flooding may prompt a few evacuations. - Rivers and tributaries may quickly rise with swifter currents. Small streams, creeks, canals, arroyos, and ditches may become swollen and overflow in spots. - Flood waters can enter a few structures, especially in usually vulnerable spots. A few places where rapid ponding of water occurs at underpasses, low-lying spots, and poor drainage areas. Several storm drains and retention ponds become near-full and begin to overflow. Some brief road and bridge closures.
* TORNADO - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: - Situation is somewhat favorable for tornadoes - CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: Elevated - The tornado threat has remained nearly steady from the previous assessment. - When implementing emergency plans, include a reasonable threat for isolated tornadoes. - To be safe, prepare for the potential of limited tornado impacts. - Listen for tornado watches and warnings. Be ready to shelter quickly if a tornado approaches. - POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Little to None - The occurrence of isolated tornadoes can hinder the execution of emergency plans during tropical events. - A few places may experience tornado damage, along with power and communications disruptions. - Locations could realize roofs peeled off buildings, chimneys toppled, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, large tree tops and branches snapped off, shallow-rooted trees knocked over, moving vehicles blown off roads, and small boats pulled from moorings.
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Integral Motorcycle Helmet AGV GT-Sport Touring Fast Multi Izoard Black White Red
The helmet in question, which has won the highest rating in the SHARP tests (5 stars), is one of the products of the AGV "Extreme Standard Helmets". The construction of these helmets is based on the draft Human Engineering and applies an original design process that starts from the components in direct contact with the head going gradually toward the outer shell. The shapes of the structures are born and then molded on the contact surfaces, ensuring greater safety with reduced dimensions. All AGV that are part of the family "Extreme Standard Helmets", including the GT Veloce, also using the FEM (Finite Elements Analysis) in order to set new standards of safety, comfort and ergonomics.To understand how the SHARP program you can take a look at this animation (click here) which shows the simulations of the tests on helmets (frontal impact, side, rear, at three different speeds, etc.)
The GT Speed is an AGV helmet designed for use mainly Grand Touring and Sport Touring. It has been studied in order to obtain a product with reduced size, comfortable and not very noisy, with a ventilation system efficiently, a wide field of view and a dedicated intercom system.
Technical data sheet:
- Outer shell in 4 sizes with SSL layering (fiberglass and aramid)
- EPS inner shell in 4 sizes
- Ventilation IVS (Integrated Ventilation System) with wide channels hollowed into the infill holes that allow airflow to the driver's head
- Ventilation system, designed and optimized in the wind tunnel, consisting of 4 front air intakes (3 front and one on the chin) and two rear extractors
- Vents with mechanism open / close. Total surface vents top of 193% compared to the GP-Tech
- New visor mechanism in metal with opening to rotational translation.Quick release system for removal and replacement of the visor in seconds without tools. Surface of the visor mechanism reduced by 71% compared to the GP-Tech
- RACE visor, scratch-resistant wide field of view, designed for PINLOCK and film tear-off with 100% protection of UV rays
- Homologated visor in optical class 1, free of visual distortions and with thickness up to 3.3 mm
- Interior fully removable and washable
- Headphone Lycra breathable hollow three-dimensional structure, preformed in one piece according to the morphological characteristics of the head, without seams in sensitive areas, with sponges of different densities.
- Retention System with strap Double D
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We are so inspired by what Malala has done for educating girls in Pakistan! Sending a card or short note to her will help her know how much we all care and wish her well.
Make your note short, add a drawing if you wish and send it off to Malala. iTwixie sent the letters written on DOTG to this address:
"For Malala"
c/o Pakistan Consulate Birmingham
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This was another unusual work, albeit one that had received one prior performance here, and that by Mr Boulez in 1972. Four Russian Peasant Songs is scored for soprano soloist, female voices and four horns. Marie Masters was the soloist, and the hornists were Richard King, David Brockett, Hans Clebsch and Richard Solis. Sung in the original Russian, the English words were projected overhead. Lasting perhaps one minute each, they were gone before one realized quite what was happening. It appeared they were involved with fortune-telling, or a golden pike (fish) and in one of them, fleas and lice. And then there were choral shouts of 'Slava!' or Glory! Based on Russian folktales, Stravinsky wrote his own music to match them. They might make a more lasting impression with more frequent hearing.
The Wedding or Les Noces was the third oddity of the evening, although perhaps not quite in the same rare category as the two previous works, having had two previous performances here, in 1965 and 1972. Along with the chorus, there are four pianos, tympani, and a fascinating assortment of percussion instruments -- xylophone, crotales, bell, snare drum, side drum, bass drum, tambourine, cymbals and triangle.
The cantata, sung in Russian with English surtitles, incorporated peasant wedding traditions along with the normal emotions of the bride and her mother (from any level of society), groom and his parents, plus the villagers, priest, etc. It is much more Russian-sounding than most of Stravinsky's works. Although usually fast-paced, there were two beautiful, drawn-out solos -- one for the bride's mother, (Susan Narucki) and one for the groom (Laurent Naouri). The latter was particularly effective.
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Leprachaun Costume KitItem: 209-971
Have Shamrock Style with a St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun Costume
The St. Pat's costume set is the perfect addition to your St. Patrick's Day party. A bit of lucky leprechaun spirit that your guests will love.
- Set includes hat, bow tie and vest.
- Fits most adults.
- 6¾″ long and 3″ tall bow tie.
- Bow tie has elastic band for easy wear.
- Approximately 22″ circumference around inside of hat.
- Hat, vest and bow tie are green with gold trim and shamrock print.
- Quantities Limited. Order now before they're gone forever!
- Sale items are non-returnable.
Show your Shamrock Style with St. Patrick's Day Costume! Dress your guests in green and gold from head to toe with our St. Patrick's Day costume accessories. Greet your guests at the door with a stylish St. Patrick's Day hat, or give green and gold feather boas away as a party favor at your event.


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Worst Bollywood Movies of 2012
Good films, bad films
It has been a good year at the movies. Bollywood churned out all sorts of films- some very interesting, some extremely stereotypical, some refreshingly new and some just plain boring. While the list of good films is a long one, we do have quite a few films which were bizarre to say the least. Among them, many sank at the Box Office; but surprisingly some did quite well, in spite of critics panning them.
We take a look at the ten worst films of 2012. This is just our thinking; it doesn't mean that the actors in those films are bad per se; just that these films didn't work for them. So, all those ardent fans – please don't break things around after going through this list.
If you are talking of bad films this year, 'Joker' perhaps comes at the top of your mind. Shirish Kunder's ambitious film had potential, no doubt. A village in India, known as 'Paglapur', finds no place in India's map. A native of the village, Agastya, now a NASA scientist, plots a devious plan to create crop circles to gain the government's attention towards the village. The story, inclusion of aliens, Chitraganda's sensuous item number and presence of Akshay Kumar – all could have worked wonders for the film; instead, the film just failed horribly.
Loud. That's the first word that comes to mind when we think of 'Aiyyaa'. In a bid to make a sparkling comeback, Rani Mukerjee decided to do a heroine-centric film and dabbled in comedy. But the plans went awry because of all the over-the-top moments in the film. The film's humour failed to evoke any kind of joy in anyone's heart and instead just gave a major headache to the viewers.
Kya Super Kool Hai Hum
A comedy with oodles of SMS forwards put in place of actual story and dialogues. That's what KSKHH was. No laughs, heroines with deadpan expressions, and a very annoying Tushhar Kapoor. Yes, the film had all of these and much more.
The makers were in a rush to finish the film. It did try to raise some very important and pertinent issues about media ethics, but a weak script and horrible set of actors could not salvage the film. Songs were forced into the narrative, a woody Neha Dhupia and an equally blank Sagarika Ghatge couldn't provide the much-needed oomph in the film and a lone Emraan Hashmi seemed to have resigned to the miserable fate that the film met at the Box office.
Bhoot Returns
One upon a time, a maverick Ram Gopal Varma had made some outstanding thrillers. His 'Bhoot' is undoubtedly one of the scariest films that Hindi cinema has ever seen and yet its sequel fell flat on its face. The movie failed to provide the chills and was touted as Manisha Koirala's comeback film. We say, starring in a multi-starrer as a hero's sister would have been a better option, Manisha!
Son of Sardaar
Ajay Devgn's big Diwali release was pitted against Yash Chopra's swansong 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan'. The film garnered a lot of hype before its release – thanks to the legal battle its producer was fighting against Yash Raj Films. But when it released, it was an agonizing three hours that the audience spent at the theatre watching the film. With a done-to-death storyline, poor jokes, stereotypes galore, 'Son of Sardaar' lacked any sense whatsoever. And yet, unbelievably so, it managed to earn Rs 100 crores.
Rowdy Rathore
The film did make it to the famed 100 crores club but content-wise, it is perhaps one of the most regressive films in recent times. The amazing Akshay Kumar tried every trick in the book to make this a masala entertainer, but when a story's ultimate aim is to provide nonsensical gory action sequences, how can one expect the film to have any logic whatsoever?
Jism 2
A woody Sunny Leone, her heaving bosom, a bizarre story line. Pooja Bhatt's thriller promised a lot to the viewers before the film's release, but the so called Hot scenes seemed thanda which was a major let down for Leone fans. The film could have still salvaged itself, had it had a good story line and some impactful performances by the lead actors. But there too, it disappointed majorly.
In spite of Amitabh Bachchan playing an important role in the film, and RGV promoting the item girl Nathalia Kaur's song more than the film, 'Department' was an epic fail from the word go. Nathalia and her Hot image could not salvage this horrible cop-underworld drama.
Ajab Gazabb Love
The film had Jackky Bhagnani. Do you remember any hit film from Jackky Bhagnani's stable? No? Neither can we.
Kamaal Dhamaal Malamal
Priyadarshan can also go wrong at times. Not every film of this filmmaker has to be funny. And 'Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal' is a prime example of it. The film fell badly short as far as the humour department is concerned and even the presence of good actors like Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal and Shreyas Talpade could not save this sinking ship.


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Over the past month or more, I've been getting spam from a dating website.
At least, I thought it was spam. It ended up directly in my spam folder, and I deleted it unread, just like I tend to do with all the other spam I get. After a while, though, I noticed the subject lines on the emails were not normal spam subject lines. These looked like the type of emails that social network sites send out to notify you when there's activity on your 'page'. Except, I don't have an account with any dating websites--I've been married for 27 years and love my husband dearly, and have no desire to look for someone else.
Then something else occurred to me--the email address these things were being sent to was a private email that not very many people have. Primarily, people whom I've considered my friends.
It's always a bit icky when you realize someone's appropriated your email. Just ask anyone who's had to explain to their email provider that they've been hacked and their email stolen. This had that extra bit of ickiness, though. Someone I know took my email address, and set up an account with this dating website, in essence stealing my identity and planting it in a public place where I have no control over it. I haven't been to the website. I have no idea what's in the profile on the 'page'.
There are enough clues, between the use of the private email and the profile name, which sometimes pops up in the subject lines of emails sent by the site, that I may have a fair idea who did it, and why. Not cool, guys. And very inappropriate, for reasons that you know as well as I do. Proverbs 27:11. Be wise, and delete the account, please, if you haven't already.
There was a previous version of this post, if you read it and wondered what happened to it. Shortly after it was posted, all email activity from the dating site stopped. It could mean the profile was taken down. If so, thank you. It could mean the email address was changed, in which case the profile may still be active. It's also possible my blog is showing up on the profile page, in which case potential suitors were probably quite turned off. I was way more ticked last night. (If this is showing up on the profile page, please point this post out to the site moderators. Maybe they can do something about getting the 'page' taken down.)
In case you're wondering, a Google search showed the site was one of the bigger free dating sites, and the last email I got from them, which I did open and look at, was a newsletter-type thing letting me know where there was 'singles activity'. Well, I'm sure someone's happy to know there's singles activity out there, but since I'm happily settled, it's not me. The only possible reason I can think of to visit the site would be to check that the profile on it has been deleted.


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How Are You Feeling – Spanish Lesson
Spanish Video Lesson – How Are You Feeling?
Let's Talk About Feelings
How are you feeling? More than likely someone is going to ask you that question. Now you can be prepared to answer that question. Please visit Visual Link Spanish for Facebook Fiesta Friday and practice what you have learned in the video lesson above. Don't be afraid to talk about your feelings. Don't run away from your feelings. A random Facebook participant will win 3 months free access to the Visual Link Spanish Level 1 Online.
Here is the vocabulary from the video in case you can't remember or forgot to take notes.
|How are you feeling?
|¿Cómo se siente?
|How are you feeling? (Informal)
|¿Cómo te sientes?
|I feel sick.
|Me siento enfermo.
|I don't feel well.
|No me siento bien.
|I feel sad.
|Me siento triste.
|I feel excited.
|Me siento emocionado.
|I feel happy.
|Me siento feliz.
|I feel angry.
|Me siento enojado.
|Why do you feel sad?
|¿Por qué te sientes triste?
Something special can happen when you talk about your feelings with others. You just might fall in love when you open your heart and start talking about your feelings. Don't let life and love pass you by, and learn how to say I love you in Spanish. Please come and tell us how you are feeling in Spanish on our Visual Link Spanish Facebook page.
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What are the crazy chances that Grandview Prep's boys basketball team receives a random pep talk from Ray Lewis via speakerphone before its Class 2A state semifinal?
Yet that's precisely what happened Tuesday afternoon, according to Grandview coach Joe Dawson and players.
As the postgame press conference of Grandview's 63-49 win against Jacksonville North Florida Educational Institute was about to wrap-up, Dawson recounted a story of a chance encounter that led to a better pregame talk than Dawson could have conceived in his dreams.
According to Dawson, the team was preparing to leave its hotel for The Lakeland Center when they ran into the Baltimore Ravens/former Miami Hurricanes linebacker's mother, Sunseria "Buffy" Smith, in the lobby. She asked why they were in town. They told her they were here for the boys basketball state semifinals, but weren't sure how they'd fare against the state's top-ranked team.
"The Baltimore Ravens got it done," Dawson recalled Smith saying. "And one of our parents was like, 'Yeah, but we don't have Ray Lewis.'"
That's when Smith revealed Lewis, who grew up in Lakeland and attended Lakeland Kathleen High School, was her son, and suggested she get him on the phone to talk to the team.
"He called us, was on speaker, and gave one of the best motivational talks to our team," Dawson said. "As a coach, I couldn't ask for anything better to get our kids motivated. They hear me 365 dayas a year, but to hear a Hall of Famer like that talk to our kids was really something special. We're going to try to get him on the line tomorrow, so we'll see."
Said senior guard Eric Mance: "He spoke about keeping your composure, staying together as a team and working hard. The basis was you're only good as your worst player, so we all need to stick together…basically teamwork. He harped on teamwork and staying fired up and [playing with] passion, and go out there and leave nothing on the court."


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One of the more recent complaints about Barack Obama, mostly pushed by Glenn Beck, is the number of "czars" in the administration. Some of these are confirmed by the Senate, most aren't. The knock is that Obama has appointed more czars (Beck says 32 total) than any other president.
Well, Beck is wrong:
[T]he Bush administration had even more appointed or nominated positions whose holders were called "czars" by the media. The DNC has released a Web video claiming that there were 47, but it's counting multiple holders of the same position. We checked the DNC's list against Nexis and other news records, and found a total of 35 Bush administration positions that were referred to as "czars" in the news media. (Our list of confirmed "czars," with news media sources cited, is here.) Again, many of these advisory positions were not new – what was new was the "czar" shorthand. Like the Obama czars, the Bush czars held entirely prosaic administrative positions: special envoys, advisers, office heads, directors, secretaries. The preponderance of czars earned both ridicule and concern in editorials and in media, but no objections from Congress.
You can see the full list here.
I'm not defending the Obama Administration, I'm just saying that there was no criticism or concern for the Constitution during the Bush Administration over czars. Once again, it's a matter of inconsistency on the part of Republicans.


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For the last time, I pulled out the tiny school chair from the cafeteria table and sat down, sunlight streaming in from the window. The kind, old waitress wandered over with my café con leche and toast with melted cheese. "Gracias," I said, looking at her with a sad smile. The family that ran the joint had been so nice all year, patiently waiting for me to finish my order in jumbled spanish, several mornings a week. I wasn't even hungry today, I just wanted to take advantage of the (relatively) quiet atmosphere of the cafeteria, in the hour before the school break, when all of the students bounded in to wreak havoc and noise. On my last day at the high school where I'd been working for 8 months, I wanted the comfort of sipping coffee in a tiny glass, the cheese that melted over the sides of my baguette, and the sound of the father of the family loudly ranting about his beloved fútbol team.
I hardly told any students about my imminent departure. I wasn't in the mood for a dramatic goodbye. No matter how often you travel, you never completely feel comfortable saying goodbye to the great people that you meet. I've had trips where I spent only two days with someone, and in the end it hurt to say goodbye. Same with these kids, whom I'd seen grow for eight months. I called them MY kids, even though they weren't mine. Things had turned around greatly since the beginning of the school year. Kids who stared at me with growly eyes, not wanting to participate, were eagerly shooting up their hand to answer in english by the end. Some younger kids, who were hyperactive overachievers in the beginning, were now starting to feel the effects of hormones, settling into a quieter presence in the class. Some were starting to awkwardly figure out flirting, attempting to show physical affection to the opposite sex. Some of the older kids excitedly asked me about Canada and the U.S., hoping to fulfill their dreams of one day visiting.
The same way I fulfilled my dream of living in Europe, I honestly hope that these kids, "my kids", all fulfill their dreams, too.


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What Should You Know About AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T)'s Renewal?
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) posted fairly strong results for 1Q2016 as the earnings met expectations and overall subscriber additions impressed. Nevertheless, the domestic market lagged in subscriber growth with the bulk of the gains being made in Mexican, a currently low profit wireless market.
Beyond Mexico narrative, AT&T is in a transformation mode. The company is looking to the Internet of Things (IoT) and bundled service offering to fuel growth. But, should you buy into AT&T's renewal? This AT&T analysis article examines the carrier's risks and opportunities to enable you make better investment decisions regarding the stock. But first, here is a quick recap of the company's last quarter earnings.
1Q2016 highlight
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T)'s revenue reading of $40.5 billion increased 3.8% YoY and met the consensus estimate. By segment, AT&T's Business solutions segment generated $17.6 billion in revenue. Entertainment and Internet services unit contributed revenue of $12.7 billion. Consumer mobility business generated $8.3 billion and International operations brought in $1.9 billion.
Cost curtailment saw AT&T's EBITDA margin jump 16bps to 32.7%. That resulted in adjusted EPS climbing 10.8% to $0.72, backing the trend of the other major carriers that have reported earnings so far.
The chart below shows AT&T's revenue contribution by segment:
What's exciting about AT&T?
- Subscriber gain
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) added 2.3 million subscribers in 1Q in North America. Mexico accounted for most of the subscriber gains in the quarter. As the U.S. wireless market matures and growth becomes more difficult, if not more expensive, AT&T has been looking abroad to drive the next phase of growth. Mexico is one of the international markets the carrier has recently expanded into through a string of acquisitions and some direct investments.
Mexico presents a huge growth opportunity for AT&T because of the low wireless penetration in the country compared to the U.S.
- International expansion
International business contributed nearly $2 billion to AT&T's topline in 1Q2016. By expanding abroad, the company is hoping to unlock new growth opportunities. Mexico is presently the main focus of AT&T's international expansion. The company drew a budget of $3 billion to extend its 4G LTE network in Mexico. It has an ambitious plan to reach 75 million people in Mexico with its 4G network by the end of 2016. The company further plans to take its LTE network to 100 million Mexicans by the end of 2018.
- Bundled contracts
The acquisition of DirecTV has created an opportunity for AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) to offer a two-year plan of bundled package that includes wireless, broadband and video. The strategy should unlock more revenue and accelerate the company's growth as it seeks to hedge against maturing U.S. wireless industry.
- Internet of Things
AT&T is seriously considering growth opportunities in the Internet of Things (IoT) industry. The management has expressed hope that AT&T can generate significant revenue and profits by connecting objects to the Internet. Among the sectors that the company is looking to unlock IoT opportunities is automotive. AT&T has already inked many car connectivity deals with auto manufacturers.
According to IDC, the global IoT market will be worth roughly $1.7 trillion in 2020, suggesting a sharp growth from $656 million in 2014. Although AT&T doesn't currently disclose its IoT revenue, peer Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) reported IoT-themed revenue of $690 million in 2015, signaling 18% YoY growth.
- Internal efficiency drive
Although AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is on an expansion mode or what one might call diversification mode, the management is trying to be cautious about how they spend the money. The company has a stated mission to cut down costs so as to boost earnings. Among other measures, the acquisition of DirecTV opens up a huge opportunity for AT&T to rein in costs. The main area that DirecTV will help with cost curtailment is in expenses related to content acquisition. DirecTV is bringing a lower content cost structure compared to AT&T's content cost. Additionally, the scale that AT&T has added as a result of DirecTV acquisition means that the company can secure favorable content deals with providers.
The management of AT&T is targeting that by the third year, annualized cost-savings from DirecTV deal should be in the vicinity of $2.5 billion. The bulk of the cost-saving is expected to come through content acquisition arrangements.
- Pricing lift after LTE build-out
Opportunities for AT&T to drive growth are becoming slim because of factors that include saturation of the U.S. wireless market and intensifying competition from rival carriers. However, in absence of other alternatives to drive growth, a lift in price after the company completes its LTE network rollout appears inevitable. The strategy of raising prices should boost revenue growth without significantly raising corresponding costs, thus creating a room for margin expansion.
What's worrying about AT&T?
- Wireline business on the decline
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T)'s legacy voice and data wireline business has been on the decline for quite some time, but deterioration of the business unit appears to be worsening. The continued pressure on wireline business is impacting revenues and profits. Weakness of the wireline operation further raises the stakes that the management would move quickly to reduce exposure to the industry.
- Spectrum contest
There will be new spectrum auction by the FCC this year and AT&T has shown interest in acquiring more spectrums to help enhance its network quality. However, the company could face spectrum purchase restriction when the auction opens because of the affirmative measures the FCC appears to be taking in the recent times. For example, the agency approved a plan that would see new spectrum reserved for industry underdogs, which means that AT&T and Verizon could have a steep hill to climb in boosting their spectrum portfolio in the future auctions.
T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ:TMUS) is also notorious for calling for stricter regulation of industry heavyweights in spectrum allocation.
- 2016 pressures
The year 2016 is shaping up to be a tough year for carriers, especially the incumbents such as AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T). Consider that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is working toward eSIM, a move that could effectively cut off an enormous profit source for carriers including AT&T. Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)'s Wi-Fi first network could also shake the revenue and profit ground for AT&T.
By expanding into Mexico, courting automakers for IoT deals and driving toward bundled services, AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is opening up compelling new growth opportunities. But the march forward won't be smooth because of high costs involved in the company's renewal as well as intensifying competition. It calls for patients to pick fruits from AT&T.
Neha Gupta
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On Thursday, October 1, and Saturday, October 3, at 8:00p, at Atlanta Symphony Hall, Music Director Robert Spano leads a program that opens with the Concerto for Orchestra, by "Atlanta School" composer Jennifer Higdon. Jonathan Biss is the soloist in the Piano Concerto No. 5, the "Emperor," by Ludwig van Beethoven. The "Casual Fridays" concert of Friday, October 2, at 6:30p, performed without intermission, features the first movement of the Higdon Concerto for Orchestra, and the complete Beethoven "Emperor" Concerto.
The "Inside the Music" pre-concert talk, free to all concert ticketholders, takes place on the stage of Symphony Hall on Thursday, October 1, at 7:00p, one hour prior to the concert. Jennifer Higdon will be my special guest.


text: Rockymtnchris Report post #1 Posted March 11, 2017 Big hello from the Denver foothills, I'm registering on this site so I can get help planning my DEN>SAC CZ trip in April. As soon as the guest discussion board permits me to post new topics, I'll be asking questions about coach accomodations. I've done the roundtrip CZ overnites before in 2015, but shared a roomette with my elderly father who sprang for most of it. This time I'll be solo and want to make the best of a less lush journey budget. Looking forward to hearing from seasoned CZ travelers on the other board, Rockymtnchris. (I use that "handle" on other travel and media-related boards and have become used to answering to either "Rocky" or "Chris" nicknames.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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São Paulo is a city of contrasts, a place where time and space collide in both humanity and the built environment. Aesop Oscar Freire echoes these juxtapositions with a blend of historic and contemporary elements, intriguing spatial decoys, and a coolness expressed through concrete forms – a hallmark of Brazilian Modernist architecture. Fittingly, the interior was conceived by Paolo Mendes da Rocha in collaboration with Metro Arquitetos; the local Pritzker Prize-winning architect's sensitive work is firmly enshrined in the Modernist pantheon. Here, his design tames the energy of the metropolis, effecting a shelter to retreat from the vibrant tropical climate beyond.
A distortional dialectic between fine, geometric logic and organic shapes pervades the space. Eyes are first drawn to the floor of the store, covered in original encaustic tiles, inlaid with delicate interlocking star shapes in blue and brown. This heritage element was restored to add brightness to the colours, and has its contemporary response in the light-toned squares of the waffle ceiling above. Commanding attention in the centre is a large, amorphous floating concrete joinery unit with undulating edges, anchored by a black supporting column. Used for product display, it also houses display sinks decorated with brass taps and spouts, which emit gentle, fountain-like sprays.
The heft of the unfinished concrete reflects the construction materials used in the surrounding environment and adds a calm gravitas to the space.
Three circular plinths in the same material sit in the front window, their imperfect edges a reminder of the value of decay and patina in a world that can sometimes feel too glossed over.
The corner site is flooded with natural light from floor-height windows; one side wall is covered in mirrors, adding volume and refracting the design in on itself. A thin grid of white metal frames acts as shelves that appear to be suspended against the mirror, the straight lines interrupted by wave-like forms and some lush potted plants resting on top. At the rear of the store sit two Paulistano chairs (also designed by Paulo Mendes da Rocha) in black leather, their elegant simplicity epitomising the tenets of the Modernist movement.
Borrowing from the disparate elements assembled in its urban environment, Aesop Oscar Freire uses the cooling qualities of stone and the intrigue of patterns and textures to render the kaleidoscopic contrasts of São Paulo into a soothing space that tempers frenetic city life.


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Christmas Calendar, Day 18
For the Quirky: Oversize Button Belt
There are a lot of cute oversize Tee's, flowy dresses and breezy tops out there that really need a waist belt to accompany them. I really don't like it when the belts are made in non-stretchy materials that have me gasping for air, so I wanted to make a simple one that would be comfortable no matter what I'm doing (or how much I'm eating!).
Here's how to make this one in a couple of minutes:
* You need a decoration (here: button), an elastic waistband the length of your waist minua one inch and a piece of felt that is smaller than your decoration.
(I found the button at JoAnns)
* Take the ends of your elastic waistband and sew them onto your piece of felt
* Sew your decoration onto the piece of felt.


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Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) July 01, 2014
The global polyethylene industry has witnessed a period of low growth in the last two years due to a slowdown in China and India, which showed strong demand in the past decade and proved themselves to be the growth engine of the global polyethylene industry. Russia has emerged as another growing market for polyethylene with a twofold increase in demand volume in the last decade. It is also expected to show a strong demand growth rate over the next five years. The Middle East and Africa has seen the fastest pace of production in the last decade. In terms of absolute change in production, Asia-Pacific continues to lead the market with an increase in production from 16.77 mmty in 2003 to 27.703 mmty in 2013, at Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.1% in the last decade. New plants in China and India will continue to drive production in the region to 35.72 mmty in 2018.
Complete report available @ http://www.marketreportsonline.com/341039.html.
- Historic and forecast global polyethylene capacity by region
- Details of planned polyethylene plants
- Major global polyethylene producers' capacity shares
- Historic and forecast polyethylene market size, demand volume and production volume by region
- Global polyethylene demand by end-use sector
- Polyethylene price forecast by region
- Profiles of the three largest companies in the polyethylene industry
Reasons to buy
Understand the key trends and challenges in the global polyethylene industry. Understand the regional polyethylene supply scenario. Identify opportunities in the global polyethylene industry with the help of specific insights into demand and supply dynamics. Increase future revenue and profitability with insights into future opportunities and critical success factors in the global polyethylene industry. Understand the current and likely future competitive scenario.
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Major points from Table of Contents (http://www.marketreportsonline.com/341039-toc.html) are listed below:
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Table 1: Polyethylene Industry, Global, Capacity (mmty), 2003-2018 13
Table 2: Polyethylene Industry, Global, Major Planned Plants, 2014-2018 15
Table 3: Polyethylene Industry, Global, Major Planned Plants, 2013-2018 (Contd.) 16
Table 4: Polyethylene Industry, Global, Capacity of Leading 10 Companies, 2013 18
Table 5: Polyethylene Industry, Global, Size by Region ($bn), 2003-2018 22
Table 6: Polyethylene Industry, Global, Demand Volume by Region (mmty), 2003-2018 24
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Table 8: Polyethylene Industry, Global, Demand by End-Use Sector (%), 2013 28
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ncaa tournament expanding to 96 teams
what do you guys think about this possibility? At first i was against it, but now i'm liking it the more i think about it.
First off, it get's rid of the pointless "play-in" game.
Secondly, it gives more teams that might have struggled during a portion of the season a chance to still get in as well as mid majors that maybe won their conferecne regular season, but then messed up in the conference tournament, to get in.
And to me, the most exciting part of March madness is the first week. I love the matchups and the upsets and watching the little guys get a chance and the overall crazy excitement of watching my bracket fall to pieces. This will add one more round and even more craziness.
Really, why not? Sure it takes a little away from the spirit of making the tournament and having that on your resume. And it cheapens the importance of the regular season. Those are legit concerns. But adding 31 more teams is not that big a deal.
This allows too many teams to me. I just think they should get rid of the play-in game and let that be the end of it. 96 teams is too many, I think the tourny is just fine except for the play-in. Alot of undeserving teams that have no chance of winning the title will be in, making the weeks longer and games more pointless.
When looking at it from the financial point of view, it makes total sense. Fans of crappy teams will shell out just as much money as a Duke fan to see their team PLAY IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT.
I can totally visualize a 2-5% increase in ticket revenue. In addition, spillover effects will be much appreciated by the host cities as these fans of crappy teams will still need to rent a hotel and go to restaurants (and liquor stores, when their team loses). It'll be a slight boost to the economy in these cities. Maybe not as much the Saints to NO, but it'll be felt.
From a competitive standpoint, I like it as well. Gives teams that faltered during the season (sometimes to injury) a chance to redeem themselves in the eyes of their fans.
Great thread
I guess the top 32 seeds would get byes for the first round right? Unless my math is way off I don't see how it would work otherwise. In NCAA football, there are 34 bowl games for 120 teams. That means over 50% of the schools in Div 1 get to play in a 'post season'. I think there are around 350 Div 1 basketball programs so having 96 in the tournament would be under 30%. Even if you throw in the NIT, it would still be around 40%. I don't think it would be a bad idea to expand.
The brackets would be a pain in the ass to fill out though!
Also, I heard that CBS has an option after this year in their contract to opt out of NCAA basketball. If the field went to 96, the extra week would cut into Masters play and CBS has the contract for that. Some other network would have to pick up the tourney coverage.
I think this is a horrible idea. Part of the fun of college basketball is speculating who is in and who is not. If you expand it that far it drops the drama and the level of competition. Does anyone really watch the play in game? Didnt think so and by making it a 96 team tourney you create a round of essentially play in games. No value added if I want to watch lesser competition I will watch the NIT.
Plus traditionally sweet 16 and elite 8 weekend is the most exciting round of the tourney IMO just does not add value, do you think that the 31 teams that don't make it this year (if expanded from 65 to 96) would even have a chance at winning the championship hell no.
At first I really liked the idea because I am a fan of a mid-major conference, the CAA, and a suggestion was the regular season champion gets an auto bid as well as the tournament champion gets an auto-bid giving both the regular season and conference tournament value. Though, you take lesser conferences like the NEC, MAAC, SoCon, MEAC, America East, etc. they don't have more than 1 team worthy of a bid, so to expand to 96 is ridiculous. You have the NIT (32 teams) and the now CBI and CIT which each have 16 teams that gives you a 128 teams eligible to play in a postseason. To play in the NCAA tournament means you did very well all season long, and that you deserved it. Some people have mentioned already that it would be easier for mid-majors, I disagree. The NCAA is trying to do expansion for more money having a mid-major school will not garner as much money as a major school, the NCAA would rather have the 10th best Big East team over the 2nd best team in the NEC or MAAC because it would garner more money.
I have done my own research on how many teams are "NCAA Tournament worthy" and it's about 70, so an expansion to 68 teams would be reasonable because no matter how much the NCAA expands there will be snubs always. Though, with 68 teams it would be the least amount of snubs as to 65 when there's around 5-6 snubs.


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Sayles's research is apparent, yet this novel isn't onerous. His sentences are short and robust. He doesn't attempt pseudo-19th-century prose, the nemesis of many a historical novel, but writes in the vivid present tense. He weaves the details of the history into the narrative. You may be surprised by how much of this turns up in dialogue.
There are dozens of characters.
It begins with Hod, who has worked as a miner and at every other unskilled job to save enough money to seek gold in Alaska. In Alaska he ends up working with cons, though he tries to stay honest himself. Later, after leaving, he hooks up with Big Ten, an American Indian who has also seen the underbelly of America. Their odyssey of search for work illustrates the futility and poverty of the down-and-out life of the invisible classes. They dig beets with Mormons, work in mines, and get arrested for riding the rails.
Two of my favorite characters are Junior and Royal, an African-American doctor's son and a servant's nephew who enlist in the colored 25th Infantry of the U.S. Army at Fort Missoula "in hope of heroic actions when there has been little more than monotony and cursing and scutwork of the lowest variety." They also serve as members of the Black Bicycle Corps, founded because of General Miles's belief that the bicycle could in some instances replace the horse. (You can read about the history of the Corps online here.) They ride from Fort Missoula to St. Louis.
Since I am a bicyclist, I'm thrilled by this chapter, "Sojourner" (pp. 69-72), told in the form of a letter by Junior to his father.
"'The bicycle requires neither water, food, nor rest,' General Miles has written, and at times it appears that the same qualities are expected from the colored soldier. Our training at the wheel is additional to our other duties at the fort, so as you may imagine only the most intrepid (some would say 'ambitious') of the enlisted men stepped forward. Lt. Moss's quest this year was a sojourn from Missoula to St. Louis (over 1,000 miles as the crow hobbles) and back, to demonstrate that the only limit of this method of transport is human "spunk" and endurance."
These characters eventually fight in Cuba in the war. It's very sad: Royal accompanies a wounded friend, Little Earl, who was recently "saved" in a Christian tent revival in Tampa, to the chaotic field hospital. They have done what everybody else has done, running, shooting, surviving longer than some, and it has been for--what?
Sayles, an independent filmmaker, has won many awards at film festivals and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Lone Star. He is also the author of novels and short stories, including Dillinger in Hollywood and The Anarchists' Convention.
I'll be reading this slowly this summer and hope to check in again.
MICHAEL DIRDA & H. G. Wells. Michael Dirda reviewed H. G. Wells's Tono-Bungay for The Barnes & Noble Review. I am thrilled it's getting play nationally. I just read this in May myself.
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Shuttle is a well known brand for the sale of small form factor (SFF) barebones which normally consist of PC case, power supply and motherboard combos. Most of their barebones to date have been comprised of the H61, H67 and P67 platforms from Intel. However, as of today they have introduced Intel's Z68 platform. Probably from recognising the usefulness of SSD caching technology to HTPC and SFF owners. All of Shuttle's barebones will come with an mSATA port to allow for small SSDs (of 64GB or less capacity) to cache the primary mechanical hard drives.
The first model to be given Z68 at Shuttle is the XPC Barebone SZ68R5. This barebones kit will have a healthy portfolio of PCI-E expansion compared to what you would normally expect to find in a HTPC. There will be a full size PCI-E 2.0 16X slot which will obviously support discrete video cards and anything else that needs more than 4X slot. There will be a PCI-E 2.0 4X slot ideal for wireless cards or rear mounted expansion inputs. Finally there is a PCI-E 2.0 1X slot and the mSATA slot mentioned earlier (mSATA is actually a PCI-E lane not a SATA input despite the naming).
The motherboard will be supporting up to 32GB of memory across the 4 memory slots so that means 8GB DIMMs are supported. Shuttle have also integrated a "Turbo Boost" function into the motherboard BIOS allowing uses to overclock when wanting extra performance and downclock when wanting to save power (similar to ASUS' EPU and TPU technology). The motherboard will support the full range of Sandy Bridge processors from the Celerons all the way up to the core i7s. The board has display outputs should you want to use the integrated Intel graphics, you get a DVI and HDMI. Although there are two rear PCI brackets worth of space so you could easily run a discrete card to support up to four monitors.
In total, the machine offers the following host of external connectors: 4x USB 3.0, 6x USB 2.0, 1x eSATA/USB Combo, 7.1 Audio, S/PDIF. On the UEFI motherboard, there are 2x SATA 6 Gbit, 2x SATA 3 Gbit, 2x USB 2.0 and 1x RS232 ports. This is all powered by a 500W 80 PLUS power supply.
"The long-awaited XPC Barebone based on Z68 Express has now landed in Europe," states Tom Seiffert, Head of Marketing & PR at Shuttle Computer Handels GmbH. "Not often in our long history has the sales launch of a new model been so keenly awaited. In fact, there were already requests for this development as soon as the first model with LGA1155 was introduced."
Shuttle is planning on retailing this product at €300 excluding VAT in Europe so most countries will see it market at around the €350-360 price point. You can get more information at the product page.


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Last week Nasdaq OMX Group and IntercontinentalExchange announced their joint $11.3bn counter-bid for NYSE Euronext, and advising ICE is Broadhaven, a boutique founded in 2009 that has just seven employees.
It isn't the only big deal Broadhaven has to its credit. It advised Bats Global Markets, the US exchange operator and technology company, on its acquisition of multilateral trading facility Chi-X Global, which was announced in February.
But it is the NYSE deal that has Wall Street's eyes now. The Nasdaq-ICE bid topped the value of NYSE Euronext's planned merger with Deutsche Börse. ICE is also being advised by Lazard and Canada's BMO Capital.
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Before starting Broadhaven, von Dohlen and Phillips worked on other large landmark deals in the sector, including advising Brazilian stock exchange Bovespa on its merger with BM&F, a local futures exchange, as well as Bovespa's demutualisation and initial public offering. Other deals included advising U.S. clearer DTCC on its attempted merger with U.K. rival LCH.Clearnet and the IPOs of the New York Stock Exchange and the International Securities Exchange.
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|2009-08-06, 12:44
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I've done a blog post on the popularity of the summer shows (AnimeSuki vs. 2channel vs. TV), and one on the spring shows, too.
As for the manga, all I know is that it isn't in the top 23 for 2008 (topped by One Piece, NANA, and Nodame Cantabile), or in the top 30 for last week (topped by Pandora Hearts, Moyashimon, and Saki).
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Exams are over (yeah!) and I could finally watch episodes 4 and 5 of Aoi Hana.
I have to say Sugimoto is growing on me.
So far she handles the relationship with Fumi pretty well (not too pushy). She seems to have more experience with dating etc. than Fumi, who probably has none, as I doubt she and her cousin went out on any dates, at all. She knows that she has to guide Fumi a bit, to get her comfortable and secure with their relationship.
I like that Sugimoto doesn't act like someone stuck in a typical Manga/Anime love triangle, who can't decide what he/she wants. I hope that won't change.
Good to see her being quite mature about handling Kyokou and her love for her. She doesn't give signals to Kyokou which might've given her false hope.
She makes it clear from the start that she wants Fumi and Kyokou doesn't have a chance with her. Thus, It'll be easier for Kyokou to get over her in the long run. Even though it must be hard to be rejected that easily.
As for A-chan (everyone calls her that anyway ), she's just plain awesome right now. I love her.
It sucks being in her shoes with 2 good friends being in love with the same girl.
It's never easy not to take a side and still being able to support one (or both). I think she handles this situation really, really well. Even as "only" a friend she's a keeper.
She might be better for Fumi being a best-friend than being a lover. I just wish someone would realize soon how lovable she really is. (Hello Kyokou!)
Though A-chan's still very immature about the whole love/relationship thing. Someone has to teach her!
The question now is, who's Fumi's first love? Somehow I doubt it's her cousin.
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|2009-08-06, 23:50
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Fumi's "I don't want to know. But's it's eating me up inside." line is indicative of just how good Aoi Hana is turning out to be. I always find it very refreshing when a show can have characters act in a completely believable and honest manner, and yet show herself to be both perceptive and vulnerable. The main cast for this show has been excellently presented so far.
|2009-08-07, 13:28
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In any case, it would be great to know the ratings Aoi Hana is getting.
|2009-08-07, 15:16
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thanks Kaoru Chujo hopefully Aoi Hana will make Yuri slightly more popular with Japanese audiences. I happen to think the anime and manga have strong writing and succeeds and pulling the audience into the world emotionally. To me those are strong signs of a good series regardless of the genre.
|2009-08-07, 21:51
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|2009-08-09, 12:05
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Blue Drop was a good show. Worth watching for anyone who hasn't seen it, especially if they like both yuri romance and science fiction. Great performances by Yajima Akiko (Crayon Shin-chan) and Sawashiro Miyuki. And good ones from Watanabe Akeno, Gotou Yuuko, and Yukino Satsuki.
The OVA ICE is another good yuri science fiction show. Deeply weird, but worth watching.
|2009-08-10, 16:34
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episode 6 was very good there was slightly changes from the manga but they were so insignificant im surprised i even noticed them. Fumi finally says whats on her mind. I wonder if people realize how much courage it took for Fumi to even express whats she feeling. Also. this is the start of many more events to come for Fumi and Achan.
Its so easy to why Sugimoto is so popular she portrays a bishoujo character perfectly and later we will even get a little more indepth about her personality. Seeing Sugimoto cry at the end was done perfectly the amount of emotion that was in that scene was very heavy.
Fumi is my favorite (i tend to like quiet girls with glasses who like books. She truly and honestly cares for Sugimoto and and it was clear in the bouquet she bought it was simple not extravagant and had a lot of feeling in it as compared to the blatant "look at me look at me" the other girls sent. I consider Fumi one of the most powerful and emotional characters in Aoi Hana. She is a very deep person but also a very innocent one.
Even though Fum is my favorite Kyokou is right up there with her. She is another emotional character who for some reason i just happen to like right away. There is more but they are manga spoilers and i dont want to talk about them in here.
|2009-08-11, 15:37
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Impressed as I am with the work of Takabe Ai as Fumi-chan, I have done a longish blog post about her: from beauty queen to photo idol to TV actress and personality and now seiyuu. She seems to have a very nice personality and some talent, as well as good looks.
I've included photos from all stages of her career, including swimsuit idol. And there are videos of her acting and being interviewed on TV.
She says in interviews that she has never been in a relationship like Fumi's, but that she did receive lots of Valentine's Day chocolates from younger girls at the girls' high school she went to.
|2009-08-11, 15:40
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|2009-08-11, 22:33
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I'm always surprised by how easily Japanese actresses go from modeling to singing to acting to voice-acting. It all seems so fluid. Are the Japanese entertainment and talent management industries simply geared that way? And does it work that way only for the women, or for men as well?
In the US, you've got to have the clout of someplace like Disney to get live-action actors to do animation voice work. Ten years ago, when they did an animated Jackie Chan Adventures, they didn't even have Jackie Chan do the voice of Jackie Chan.
|2009-08-12, 14:37
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Yuuki Aoi
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Oh, man, is ep7 great. So beautifully, beautifully directed. And the relationships so subtly drawn.
Spoiler for ep7:
I'm definitely seeing three shows this summer that I consider candidates for "masterpiece" status: this, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, and Bakemonogatari. All three are maintaining their high quality so far.
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Sorry for the double
|2009-08-13, 05:21
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Just watched EP 6 and loved it, best EP so far, imo.
I liked the play and the subtle reference of its characters to the ones playing them.
I said it before, but with each episode I like Sugimoto more and more, though the hints about her past are somewhat unsettling.
At least, Sugimoto is trying to be honest with Fumi when she asked if Sugimoto does love someone else. But it seems to me like Sugimoto wants to forget her first hopeless love interest so much that she is kind of deluding herself. Seeing her cry all of the sudden at the end because her old teacher (and crush) praised her, just shows how much he still means to her.
I don't doubt (anymore ) that Sugtimoto loves Fumi, but Fumi does need someone who loves her fully and unconditional (with her insecurity and bad experience she needs to have trust in her love) and I don't think Sugimoto with her unresolved? past can give her that, yet.
Still, I admit I was wrong when I first thought Sugimoto was the player type. She's definitely not the type who would date more than one person at the time, which is a big step up for Fumi from her cousin.
Ah-chan is pure win as ever and I still want to console poor Kyouko.
MUST resist opening the EP 7 spoilers!!! Seems like an important episode.
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