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Blitz begins to hype Guinness International Champions Cup at Sun Life Stadium
If South Florida sports fans didn't realize a mega soccer tournament is headed to Sun Life Stadium on Aug. 6-7, they will very soon.
Organizers of the inaugural Guinness International Champions Cup — an eight-team tournament featuring some of Europe's most famous clubs — are about to saturate the market with an advertising blitz ranging from living billboards to helicopters trailing soccer-field-length banners.
Real Madrid, Chelsea, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Valencia, Everton, Juventus and the Los Angeles Galaxy will compete in a 12-day tournament across the United States that culminates with the championship rounds in Miami.
All eight teams will play in a pair of doubleheaders at Sun Life Stadium. Sellout crowds of 70,000 are expected both nights, and ticket sales have been strong so far, according to organizers.
Among the biggest names fans on the tournament rosters: Cristiano Ronaldo, Fernando Torres, John Terry, Frank Lampard, Mesut Ozil, Kaka, Karim Benzema, Tim Howard, Landon Donovan, Javier Zanetti and Carlos Tevez, the Argentine star who will be playing his first matches for new club Juventus in the famed No. 10 shirt worn by legend Alessandro Del Piero. Spanish forward Fernando Llorente will also be making his debut for Juventus during the ICC.
Real Madrid fans will see new manager Carlo Ancelotti, who took over for departed Jose Mourinho. They'll also get their first glimpse of recently signed midfielder Isco Alarcon, who wowed scouts at the European Under-21 championship in Israel last month.
The tournament is being broadcast in 151 countries, and Fox Soccer will televise 11 of the 12 matches live, including the Aug. 7 championship game in Miami.
Between the eight clubs, they have won 120 league titles and 20 Champions League trophies. Their combined rosters include 35 of the Top 100 players in the world (rated by England's The Guardian newspaper), six of the world's Top 20 Highest-Paid soccer players, and 12 players who have won a World Cup.
Real Madrid star Ronaldo already has begun tweeting about it to his 19.6 million followers. He recently wrote: "Looking forward to being back in South Florida this August for @intcham pionscup #ICC2013.''
"Starting next week, you won't be able to go anywhere in Miami without running into some type of promotion for the ICC," said Matt Higgins, CEO of RSE Ventures, the sports and entertainment company of Dolphins owner Stephen Ross. "We want people to realize this is not just a bunch of friendlies. This is a real preseason tournament with eight of the most famous teams in the world, and they will all be here, in Miami, at the same time. We want this to be the capital of international soccer for those two days and create a brand for years to come."
In addition to the soccer matches, there will be concerts, a food festival, interactive games and autograph sessions with soccer legends. Former French World Cup and Real Madrid star Zinedine Zidane is expected to be here, as well as former AC Milan captain Paolo Maldini, who has a home in Miami Beach.
"People in Miami love to see stars, and that's what they're getting with this event,'' said Charlie Stillitano, CEO of Relevant Sports, the soccer arm of RSE Ventures. "We're getting lots of attention overseas, too, from fans in England, Italy, Japan and Real Madrid fans in South America. Most fans in South America will never be this close to seeing the top European teams."
Fans from Argentina are particularly interested in seeing Tevez, who transferred last month from Manchester City in the English Premier League to Italian giant Juventus. Inter Milan recently signed four Argentine players who will make their debuts in the ICC — Juan Pablo Carrizo, Ruben Botta, Mauro Icardi and Hugo Campagnaro.
Like Real Madrid, Everton has a new manager on the sideline — Spaniard Roberto Martinez. Among his newest signings are Arouna Kone of the Ivory Coast and Antolin Alcarez of Paraguay.
"Part of the fun of this event for diehard fans will be seeing players and managers with new teams,'' Stillitano said. "There are lots of storylines to follow, and these new players want to make a good early impression, so they'll be playing hard, even though it's preseason."
Ticket packages for the two-night Sun Life Stadium matches start at $80 ($20 per match) and are available through Ticketmaster and www.internationalcham pionscup.com


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Since founding TwistIMC, Nicole Ames has worked with several leading corporations to help their marketing teams develop effective integrated strategies.
Prior to TwistIMC, Nicole was the Director of Global Communications at Western Union, creating the first integrated plan for 250,000 agent locations worldwide. At Liberty Mutual, Nicole managed the B2B strategy for the award-winning "Responsibility Project", including print and digital advertising, as well as mobile and social media initiatives.
Nicole also teaches Integrated Marketing and Digital Marketing for several esteemed institutions in the Boston area including Harvard, Emerson and Boston University. As a published author, she is recognized for her expertise in social and digital media and their impact on marketing and business.
Nicole is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is an active member of the Association of National Advertisers, the Ad Club of Boston and the MIT Enterprise Forum.


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I'm Dr Carl Walker and I am running the Brighton marathon for the fantastic Chestnut Tree House children's hospice. In order to make as much money as possible for the hospice, the Herald have kindly agreed to share a regular column on my training which focuses on the work of the Hospice and my running encounters around our fantastic Worthing and Adur district. As part of this endeavour, I'll ask some local people on each run to take photographs of me with the Sussex scenery and Chestnut Tree top as l do different routes around through our beautiful area. So, if you see a chubby man in orange coming toward you with a phone camera you'll know what to expect. Many thanks for anything you can give.
Most people know the obvious about Widewater- that it is the stretch of lagoon that lies between the sea and the Brighton road as it veers out of Shoreham beach and toward Lancing and that it's a man-made feature and is hidden from view by houses along the road
What people don't know so much is the incredible variety of birds that visit the lagoon, which include herons, swans and other wildfowl. Now I'm not someone who knows much about birds. You could stick wings on a rabbit and tell me it was a rare form of big eared eagle and I'd probably believe you.
Anyway today wasn't a warm summer evening. It was a cold Wednesday evening when I set off from my House in Worthing. I had got to the Lancing sailing club when I spotted what I thought might be my photographer for the day. My training photograph was kindly taken by Robert, a dog walker who originated from Worcestershire but has been down here since he retired. Although to be fair, taking my photo was the least that he could do since his dog chased me halfway from Lancing sailing club to Shoreham beach.
Having grown up on Shoreham beach I know this area well, and I always enjoy going back, even if I do have rat-sized dogs hanging on to my legs. However I'm faced with a choice when I get to the bridge that bisects Widewater a half mile or so from Shoreham beach. The choice is a seven mile run or a five mile run. I convinced myself that I had been sufficiently terrorised by the glove compartment dog as to warrant an early exit. The Church of the Good Shepherd would have to wait another day to witness my ungainly stride. Now of course such decisions do not endear my muscles and cardiovascular system to the rigours of the oncoming marathon but they do get me back to drinking a beer and watching Masterchef a bit quicker and the value of that can't be underestimated on a cold evening. So I gave a final wave to Robert and headed back via the A259 to hear Monica and Gregg put some chefs through their paces.
So folks, the reason I'm running and the reason that The Herald have been kind enough to let me write this blog is to raise money for Chestnut Tree House and for the children and families that they help so much. If you can, please go to the link below and give whatever you can to this.


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Linda A. Stender
Linda A. Stender, age 57, of Norwood Young America, died Monday Nov. 5, 2007 at Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia.
She was born Nov. 18, 1949 in Hutchinson, the daughter of Erwin C. and Irene M. (Roepke) Stender. Linda was baptized Dec. 11, 1949 at the Peace Lutheran Church in Hector, Minn. by the Rev. Arthur W. Koehler; and confirmed April 7, 1963 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Norwood Young America by the Rev. Rudolph Reith.
Linda loved helping people any way she could, and usually put other people before herself; especially when it came to Brady and Mason. She also loved to bake and share her treats; wedding cakes were her specialty. She cared for her mother for many years, and kept mom busy with scrap material for sewing.
Linda worked at various places thoughout her lifetime including the "Animal Fair," Waconia Good Samaritan Society, Community Center Restaurant, and Carver-Scott County CO-OP School, where she managed challenged individuals, touching the lives of troubled youths.
Linda is survived by her loving family: brother and sister-in-law Leon and Tammy Stender of Norwood Young America,; nephews Brady Stender and Mason Stender; special cousins Jill Myers and Terri Schroepfer; uncle and aunts Clarence and Valeria Rolf of Norwood Young America, Arlene Roepke of New Germany, Viola Stender of New Germany; and many cousins, other relatives, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Erwin and Irene Stender; and many other loved ones.
Memorial service took place Friday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Norwood Young America with the Rev. David Winter officiating. Interment was at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery in Norwood Young America.
Visitation preceded the memorial service at the church, beginning at noon.
Funeral arrangements were handled by Johnson Funeral Home, Waconia.


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8 Large russet baking potatoes
¼ Pound butter
Kosher salt and white pepper to taste
Whole milk
1 ½ Cups sour cream (optional)
Garnish optionally with a pinch of paprika
Peel potatoes and cut into 1 ½ inch wide pieces trying to keep the pieces a uniform size so the potatoes cook evenly. Place in a large pot and cover with 2 inches of cold water. Add a teaspoon of salt per quart of water. Bring potatoes to a boil and cook until just fork tender. Drain and allow to steam and excess moisture evaporate, and then mash. Return pot to stove-top for five minutes on medium heat to drive off excess water while stirring. Remove from heat, add butter, and milk and whipped until smooth. Add seasoning. (Include blanched mashed garlic for garlic whipped potatoes.)
Optionally, level whipped potatoes in a flat glass baking dish and top with sour cream. Bake in oven at 325 F before serving. Garnish optionally with a pinch of paprika.
1. If you have the time, bake pierced potatoes in a 400 F oven until tender instead of boiling. Bake potatoes are nicely fluffy. Allow the baked potato to cool somewhat to peel their skins and remove any discolored sections with a knife.
2. Starting a boil with cold water promotes even cooking.
3. While peeling, potatoes can be held in a slightly acidulated water to prevent discoloration.
4. If the whipped potatoes need to be held any length of time, paint top surface with cream and cover with tin-foil. They are best eating straight off upon preparation.


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Associate Professor
Dept. Earth System Science and Policy
University of North Dakota
Telephone: 701.777.4755
E-mail: email@example.com
Office: Clifford Hall room 332
Address:4149 University Avenue Stop 9011
Jeff VanLooy joined ESSP in 2010 from Radford University in Virginia, but is originally from Grand Forks, North Dakota. Jeff received a B.S. in Geography, and a B.S. in Cartography from the University of Idaho in 2000. His master's work was conducted and completed in 2002 at Kansas State University where he researched fluvial geomorphology, with specific interests in historical channel changes and human-environmental impacts. Jeff received his Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Utah in 2007 with a research focus on remote sensing of mountain glacier changes and their relation to climate change.
Jeff has a broad background in Physical Geography, and has several research interests regarding both fluvial geomorphology and glaciology. Currently, Jeff is using remote sensing techniques including Landsat imagery and Digital Elevation Models to research glacial elevation and volume changes in the Rocky Mountains and Coast Ranges of North America.
Another developing research interest is in studying rivers of western North Dakota to determine if and how climatic and human induced changes could be affecting stream flow, channel morphology, and the overall riparian ecosystems. Future research could involve the combination of fluvial geomorphology and glaciology by studying glacially fed streams.
Expedition summary: 2011 Wind River Glacier Expedition
Wyoming's Wind River Range contains about 60 glaciers. In 2011 Dr. VanLooy and four researchers hiked in for a feasibility study regarding back-packed in equipment for measurements of ice-field characteristics such as snow depth and density, ice depths, melt rates and others which can be used for mass balance modeling to estimate future impacts of icefield changes.


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I am participating in a Fundraiser for our local hospital foundation next Saturday. This will be my third year, the first year I sold 3 large pieces, the second year I took large work and buyers were more into smaller pieces. So this time I am working on stuff around 12x16. More and more I have been painting larger canvases and I really enjoy the energy I can put into bigger brushstrokes etc, I am finding it a challenge to paint smaller, I seem to get caught up in detail. So this is a good experience for me, I like to have a looser more painterly effect so I will keep at it. This is a familiar scene from the Fraser river where I live, the tugboats pull the large log booms up the river to mills.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Tug on the Fraser, 15x30, acrylic
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Nice work Amanda, with small canvas, the good thing about it is that the mistakes are less easy to see them, at list for me.ReplyDelete
Beautiful work. Love all your trees. Shows the grandeur of British Columbia.ReplyDelete
You really do have to click on your image to make it larger to see how incredible your paintings are. Hard to see all the details in the smaller image. Great job on this. Love the tugboat. Good luck with the show!ReplyDelete
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Emacs Flow JSX: While I have been focusing on writing more about existing tools and how to use them, like Elm for frontend web development and Perl 6 just for fun, I still find a need to create new tools and update my own toolkit.
I'm working on a React project and it uses fancy new ES6 syntax in JavaScript and it also uses the Flow type checker. The first thing I noticed in Emacs, my text editor, was that the syntax highlighting was broken in strange ways whenever I opened up a JavaScript file that had type annotations or JSX in it. I asked on reddit for a solution to this problem and people pointed me to existing modes that kinda sorta did what I want.
So I decided to try and create a new syntax highlighting mode from scratch. This allows me to use the mode as a base for more interesting functionality; especially when I need to customize things for the React project I'm working on.
You can check it out here: https://github.com/omouse/emacs-flow-jsx
The #1 Reason to Use Emacs
This is the main reason I use Emacs. It lets me create new tools and update my tools to match the projects that I'm working on. I've done this over the years and it's always been the one thing that keeps me coming back to Emacs. I have tried other IDEs and text editors and they do have their own conveniences but they just don't have the power that Emacs has. Being able to define your own functions to automate repetitive tasks is great. Being able to define your own functions that turn a complex task into a simple task is even better.
Here are some examples over the years of tools I've built with Emacs Lisp to help me in my daily work:
- Stack Overflow Search
- Code to run PHPUnit tests
- AngularJS mode
- mode for dimming parens while writing Lisp code
Some other examples of functions I've written in Emacs Lisp to make it easier to work on a project:
- Functions for jumping to the definition of a function or class
- A function for opening the test/spec file of a class
- Some functions to run a whole test suite on a virtual machine through SSH, and to run particular tests from the point I'm at in a file
All of these were customized for each project because each project has its own standards. Jumping to the definition of a class that's written by your co-workers is different from jumping to the definition of a class that you've downloaded as part of another package (for example, searching through "lib/" rather than "node_modules/").
If you decide to pick up Emacs and learn to use it, you're going to be extra productive over the years, any initial hurdles you encounter will be worthwhile because your peak productivity will be higher than others in the long-term and that's the #1 reason I keep using Emacs.


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The Manicure That Wasn't
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That is a great looking polish, very natural and wearable!SvaraRadera
Seems nice that it takes the yellow of a bit :)SvaraRadera
Wow, You are a fast reader!
Thank you for reading and commenting my blog, I appreciate that more than I can say.. :-)
Yes, it is very wearable and since it is so sheer, I doubt anyone could complaint about it even in conservative environments.
The argument against polish has always been that there could be a dirty nail under it. But this polish has so clear VNL:s it is easier to notice dirt under the nail with the polish than without it. And, as a general rule, in my opinion, people who cares about their nails enough to paint them are far less prone to have infected cuticles, hang nails or other imperfections which could catch bacteria..
Yes, I really recommend it. It works equally well with one, two and three coats, the difference is how much glitter and coverage you want.
Wow! I don't normally wear neutrals,but this is really pretty! I looks lovely on you as well :)SvaraRadera
This is a lovely polish. It's satisfying for the job and for you with the holo! I can't help you with this type of polish. Wish I knew more that you could wear.SvaraRadera


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I foolishly passed on this story a couple of days ago, only to find that it is now the most e-mailed web item on NPR.org.
So here ya go, everyone:
The famous KGO "cat burglar" video, about a San Mateo cat named Dusty who steals things.
And since I'm turning this into an enterprise story, here's the original segment on Dusty from the show Animal Planet:


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A Better Open Ceremony Performance Than Expected
The performance at open ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games has been going on, but would end quickly. Generally, this is a better performance than I expected. It showes ancient China, modern China, Chinese culture, ancient Chinese science and technologies. Also, the style of performance suits Zhang Yimou's, like a true movie. However, an unsatisfied point is that the digit… Read more →


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It was, in the nineties, suggested that Britain was moving towards a classless society. A few years ago I read an article in which the journalist set out to find someone who self-indentified as upper-class (even the landed aristocracy, it turns out, are 'middle-class', at least in their eyes). In 2013, the BBC announced that there were now seven social classes, and made a little Internet quiz thing that, asked you five questions and then judged you based on whether you knew any bank managers or electricians, used Facebook or went to the theatre, handing out ridiculous-sounding titles like 'Emergent service workers' to state the obvious.
They were, of course, all hopelessly wrong, and desperately attempting to find a way to describe something that is hopelessly entangled in our heritage, and yet doesn't quite fit into our current society. The traditional markers of income, social status, political affiliation and pastimes have, if indeed they ever existed, become so murky as to be almost incomprehensible, leaving the matter of class to be more of an instinct, a sort of self-definition that, nevertheless, still manages to provoke us.
I remember being at school, aged around 14 or 15, and a teacher remarking that the results of a social experiment carried out by our group proved that we were inescapably middle class. It seemed odd at the time, perhaps because it quite simply wasn't something any of us had considered. The school was a comprehensive, its facilities not astounding (and a little dated), with its fair share of orange foundation, rolled-up skirts, nearly-shaved heads (number 1 cuts were technically banned) and other such indicators of not belonging to the leafy suburbs of middle England. We were, now I think of it, in the middle, somewhere between the privilege of our counterparts on one side and the deprivation of those on the other. And yet we lived in a Labour stronghold, our local history was of mills, factories and the Industrial Revolution, and at least some of our top-set double science, would, I suspect, if asked, been more likely to identify as working class than middle. And yet, this arbitrary judgement based purely on the level of our education was perhaps a hint at the odd situation we would find ourselves in a few years down the line.
Class is not about wealth. For if it were, surely East End gangsters would be in the same bracket as the Camerons, and bankrupt former millionaires grouped in with factory workers and the terminally unemployed. Nor is it political: a member of my former running club, a builder by trade, used to use our warm-up jogs to regale us on the greatness of Margaret Thatcher, whilst the allotment-going, Guardian-reading, nice-bit-of-London-dwelling (in their own home) parents of a friend were some of the first people I ever met who agreed with Ed Miliband. (Incidentally, before anyone explodes with rage at these generalisations, I know, and I'm getting to that.)
Is it education or employment? This is something I have debated for a long time, because it is where this really gets personal. Is it possible to be a working-class Oxford student? And, to fast forward (to where I will most likely end up in) five years, a working-class Oxford graduate with a London-based desk job? Where does it end? Are we born into a class, or do we decide for ourselves? Is there a system of promotion and relegation? Maybe it should be based on points – my degree is in the arts, but I'm entitled to 'opportunity' funding, so do those two cancel one another out? If I row but have flat vowels, what does that do? Where does that put me?
These are, of course, questions without answers, and slightly ridiculous ones at that, but perhaps the sentiments that lie beneath them deserve consideration. Oxford and Cambridge in particular are engaged in a drive to recruit students from 'non-typical' backgrounds, and yet what no-one has really stopped to ask is what we will do with them next.
There are often fears, fed by the media, of course, that the new working-class (sorry, non-typical background) arrivals at these great institutions will feel so out of place amongst the chandeliers, gowns and rowing regattas that we'll take off immediately, our flat caps flying in the wind, leaving our whippets to shit on the previously-immaculate lawn. Or possibly that we'll huddle in our damp-riddled windowless rooms for three years, living off Value baked beans on toast, then emerge with a Third and retreat back to our rightful place and begin a lifetime on the dole, or working at McDonalds. That we might actually enjoy the pomp and ridiculosity of dressing up and being waffled at in Latin, that we'll happily absorb the odd terminology (and not be rusticated for failing to pay our Battels), that, heaven forbid, we'll make friends and spend our summers on internships and sports training camps and at the houses of a whole string of people whose lives are utterly different to ours, never really seems to be considered. Nor, indeed, worst of all, that we might accidentally end up doing quite well.
And yet there is something we tend to ignore. On focusing on whether those of us with state school backgrounds and regional accents will make it through those three or four years, we forget that university is the easy part. It is then, suddenly, at the end of it all, after all of the essays and the studying and the revision and the exams, when we emerge from an odd Latin ceremony, dressed, for (possibly) the last time, utterly preposterously, and clutching a piece of paper that seems too flimsy to truly reflect its significance, that we are thrust out into the real world. And then our class is suddenly, once again, brought to the fore.
I am just under a year away from the heady joys of graduation. And it is now, as I tentatively begin to realise that the question 'what are you going to do afterwards' cannot remain unanswered forever, that I start to understand this whole class thing, this whole question of an (un)privileged background. There is no obvious path amongst my family, close or extended, that I will follow. Nor do their friends offer any kind of clue. No contacts, no leg up, not even really a hint of where to start. The kind of jobs I 'ought' to be looking for, the ones I am apparently qualified and suited for, are utterly outside my personal experience. Even their location is strange: I had never considered living in London, until I realised that it just so happen that I end up there. Social mobility is an ugly, awkward term, but even odder and clumsier and more uncomfortable is finding yourself in the midst of the process.
A friend once jokingly accused me of being 'chippy' when I described our school project on the mills. Another spent an inordinate amount of time getting his head around 't' and 'ta'. My grammatically incorrect use of 'was sat' has been queried, and my pronunciation of the letter 'u' in various words has baffled the unwitting South Americans, and the French, who attempted to learn vocabulary from me. I still don't understand rugby, I first rode a horse aged 21 (and a half), I instinctively shudder slightly when David Cameron appears on TV or, infinitely worse, my Facebook feed. And yet I am Oxford educated, I adore literature and the theatre and Impressionism and drink wine and shop Fairtrade and travel. So where is that dividing line, the one that instinctively makes me tick one box, rather than another. Is it in the security of my past, a sense of belonging to a tradition, even if said tradition (of socialism and trade unions and solidarity) is a ghost, a faded, fleeting fragment of something that no longer exists? Or is it the uncertainty that I face as I stare into a future of uncharted waters, a fear that, like something out of an Oscar Wilde play, I will one day find myself at a dinner party unable to make polite conversation about golf and hold my knife and fork correctly? And what about the next generation? Does it all just begin again?


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Viduka second
The 25-year-old has equalled the record held by New Zealand's Wynton Rufer. Kewell's Australian team-mate Mark Viduka, his former Leeds United AFC colleague, was second in the voting. Third place went to New Zealander Ryan Nelsen of American side D.C. United.
Fourth title targeted
"I'm proud to equal Wynton's record and would like to thank the people who voted for me," Kewell said. "
I will also try my best to break it and hope to produce enough good football to keep them voting for me."
Big transfer
Kewell moved to Liverpool last July in a five-year deal reported to be worth €8.5m. He first moved to England in 1995, joining Leeds from the Australian Institute of Sport.


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Saginaw, Michigan, April 28, 2009: In 2001, the American Society of Baking initiated a program that is designed to recognize individuals who have dedicated their careers to the baking industry.
Engineers who have demonstrated a high degree of proficiency within the industry through career advancement, and who have continued to educate and develop themselves and others through a continuous education process are eligible for this outstanding recognition.
The three designations available are; Professional Baker (ASBPB), Professional Bakery Engineer (ASBPBE) and Professional Supplier (ASBPS).
At the recent conference of the American Society of Baking James Glidden of Traverse City and employed by Banner-Day of Saginaw Michigan was honored by ASB with the societies prestigious designation and certification as Professional Bakery Engineer.
Jim attended Ferris State College and Northwestern Michigan College where he was a graduate. He served in the United States Air Force as Staff Sergeant and was employed by Sara Lee prior to joining Banner-Day. Jim has over 37 years experience in the baking industry and has contributed the success and growth of Banner-Day. In his current position he is responsible for supervising engineering design, new product development/testing and manufacturing. In addition, he supervises the primary interaction with vendors and customers as well as is site supervisor for all automation control systems installations conducted with Banner-Day customers.
Jim has been a member of ASB since 2003.
He received a plaque and pin from the American Society of Baking Executive Board for his accomplishments in this program and in this industry.
Banner-Day is the oven automation and optimization specialist serving the large scale commercial baking industry. They combine over 80 years of design, engineering and project management experience with an intimate knowledge of internal workings of bakery ovens and processes. Banner-Day understands the unique environment of baking where bakers demand precisely controlled oven temperatures and consistency throughout the bake.


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The View From 1776
Iran: Background to Present Troubles
Slater Bakhtavar explains how President Jimmy Carter created the conditions for today's nuclear blackmail by Iran.
- The many follies of the Carter presidency are mind-boggling. In this 1970's Iran case, he toppled the Shah, empowered the Islamic fundamentalists, and ended his 4 year term as President with the failed helicopter disaster trying to rescue the Western hostages held by the Iranian government he had helped put in place!
Carter's secretary of State andrew Young toured Africa, et al telling everyone there were more political prisoners in the US than in the USSR!
Hopefully, Obama, who is following these same harmful policies, will be limited to one term, as Carter was. But how many of these recurring reversals of fortune can America survive?Posted by bill greene on 07/31 at 07:05 PM
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Mezzobit provides customers advance notice for all new releases that affect audience-facing technology. While we extensively test all new features with a variety of customer configurations, some customers may wish to test the releases beforehand themselves.
In order to do that, the tester needs to remap her local machine's host file to Mezzobit's staging CDN environment. After this is done, the page can be loaded and tested the same way as it is in production. Here are the steps to do that:
1. Locate hosts file in the local machine performing the tests.
- Windows: c:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts
- Mac: /private/etc/hosts
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4. Perform tag execution tests needed. Note that you may see errors from failing to connect to http://stats.mezzobit.com/ or similar URLS. This is expected and not an issue, as stats are not run on the dev environment.
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Marijuana laws in Michigan continue to change. Earlier this month, voters said yes to a proposal that will make recreational cannabis legal. And now, lawmakers in the state have approved a new set of rules for the state's medical marijuana program. The most significant change is that dispensaries will now be able to deliver medical marijuana directly to patients' homes.
Michigan's New Medical Marijuana Rules
Earlier today, Michigan's Joint Committee on Administrative Rules officially approved new medical cannabis regulations. This agency oversees rules and regulations proposed and implemented by other agencies in the state.
For the most part, the new medical marijuana rules reflect the bulk of the legal frameworks already in place. But there are a couple key changes. Most importantly, the new regulations allow medical marijuana dispensaries to offer home delivery services.
Of course, to qualify for delivery, you must be a legally qualified patient with a medical marijuana card. For legal medical marijuana patients, home delivery services could be a big step toward making cannabis more accessible.
Dispensaries will now be allowed to deliver as much as 2.5 ounces of medical cannabis per patient. Additionally, delivery people will limited 10 deliveries at a time.
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a. Social development objectives
The provision of a safe, sealed and cost-effective waterless toilet (that is appropriate to the project conditions) which is easily accessible to a household; instilling the sustainable use and maintenance of the product by householder-users, including the regular removal of dry waste; and creating awareness of the full-cycle benefication of this (waste) as a resource for Food Security.
b. Company social initiatives and drivers
For us at Zerho, serving the client-users' requirement, is key. Hence, when a project calls for sanitation where more than ten people a day use a facility, i.e. schools and hospitals; we would collaborate with companies whose product would best serve the specific requirement.
In the South African environment, Rudimentary Sanitation (rented and serviced free-standing public bucket toilets) is most often the norm in peri-urban residential areas. Replacing the rudimentary- with waterless sanitation is the quantum leap towards delivery of acceptable sanitation into each home.
Sanitation, Water Safety and Food Security are given specific attention in all projects – integrated as these are.
c. Vision/steps to achieve targets
Our primary objective with the Zerho Toilet is getting safe, sealed sanitation into the homes of people that need it – firstly in South Africa, SADC; and then also all over the world.
To this end, collaboration with Organisations already active in a community, is important. The operational rollout of Zerho Toilets, we believe, is best served in cooperative communities. The small installation in Phumzela Park, east of Pretoria is an example of what is possible.
Although "informal" communities and low-cost housing is an obvious target audience; the Zerho is an appropriate product anywhere where water-for-flush is not an option any longer. Cape Town being top of mind right now.
d. BEE status
Zerho (Pty) Ltd is an entrepreneurial business who designed and markets the Zerho Waterless Toilet; hence we do not have the capacity for BEE appointments. However, our manufacturers are all fully BEE registered and compliant.


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There are shelves of books about personal relationships. If you want to know how to woo a spouse, talk to your kids or make peace with your parents, someone has written about it. But where do you turn when your professional relationships need help? That's the void Crowley and Elster are hoping to fill with their book Working with You is Killing Me: Freeing Yourself from Emotional Traps at Work.
Avoiding Professional PitfallsThere are shelves upon shelves of books about personal relationships. If you want to know how to woo a spouse, talk to your kids or make peace with your parents, someone has written about it. But what about the people you spend most of your waking hours with - your boss, coworkers and employees? Where do you turn when your professional relationships need help? That's the void Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster are hoping to fill with their book, Working with You is Killing Me: Freeing Yourself from Emotional Traps at Work.
Crowley, a psychotherapist, and Elster, a small-business expert, describe themselves as "undercover business therapists." Their main message is a common one in therapy: You can't change other people's behavior, but you can change your reactions to that behavior. "If you can change your reaction," they write, "then you can change your life."
Off The HookThe way to do this, they explain, is by "unhooking." Signs that one is "hooked" in a situation, according to the authors, manifest in different ways. Physical indications may include headaches, fatigue or simply clenched teeth. Emotional reactions range from anger and fear to depression and despair. Finally, mental responses run the gamut from forgetfulness to revenge fantasies.
To combat this, they offer a "Four-Pronged Unhooking Technique." The first step is to disengage yourself physically. This can be as simple as going to the restroom and splashing water on your face or getting up and taking a walk. Removing yourself mentally is the next phase. The goal, say the authors, "is to view your circumstances objectively and see what practical options are available."
Once the proper perspective has been achieved, you can determine the best way to "unhook verbally." This involves finding the right thing to say and the right way to say it. In some situations, it may mean not saying anything at all.
Finally, readers are advised to "unhook with a business tool." Examples of this include sending a confirmation e-mail or making a change to company policy.
Putting It Into PracticeThe bulk of the book then goes on to explain how to implement Crowley and Elster's technique in various office situations. Readers are encouraged to be proactive and set boundaries to prevent conflict. The authors provide specific guidelines on what areas require limits, such as time and personal space, and instructions on how to stop breaches before they happen.
But it's not just coworkers who can cause strife. Problem bosses are also addressed. The chapter on "Managing Up," for instance, asserts that even those who outrank you can be trained to communicate with you more effectively. For those superiors on whom such methods don't work, there's a section devoted to keeping your sanity under "difficult and extreme bosses."
Management gets some help dealing with employees as well. The converse of "managing up" is "managing down"- or what the authors refer to as "business parenting." They assert that "when you're a manager, your employees look to you for many of the same things that children seek from their parents." Crowley and Elster have identified different types of "problem children," and provide bosses valuable advice in handling them.
But sometimes your job may just be a bad fit. The authors realize this and include a multi-section quiz designed to help readers determine if a workplace is right for them. It's a practical, easy-to-use tool - just like the book itself.
Why We Like This BookEvery workplace has its share of personality conflicts. While difficult co-workers often can't be avoided, the conflicts they present can.
By giving readers the tools they need to take control of difficult situations, Crowley and Elster help make the workplace a more peaceful and pleasant place.


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Diagnosis: Nemaline myopathy
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The WAAR Social Committee invites you to their Holiday Breakfast Social on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at Opus 9 in New Town; 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Come by, network and enjoy a great breakfast buffet with your fellow Realtors! No RSVP necessary, just come and enjoy!
We have created a FAQ containing answers to the most frequently asked questions about the conversion. The FAQ is available on the flexmls dashboard, on the Association website and will be distributed via the regular publications. The FAQ will be a living document and will be updated as questions are received. CLICK HERE for the latest FAQ.
The Executive Offices of the Williamsburg Area Association of REALTORS® and the Williamsburg Multiple Listing Service will be closed on Monday, May 29th in observance of Memorial Day.
Flood Hazard Insurance Information and
Real Estate License Renewal
CE license renewals– Effective January 1, 2016
For real estate license renewals after January 1, 2016, salespersons are required to take a one hour Legal Update class that contains the mandatory flood insurance information in order for their real estate license to renew.
This new one hour Legal Update class that includes flood insurance information is required even if you have already taken the one hour Legal Update class that is currently being offered (without flood insurance information).
PL requirements –
The flood insurance information is being incorporated into the current Real Estate Law and Board Regulations class. No additional class is required for you to meet the first year's 30 hours PL credit requirement. If you have already taken the Real Estate Law and Board Regulations class, you do not have to take it again in order to meet this requirement.


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Saturday, May 29, 2010
Not REAL Women
This ride meets a couple blocks from home, has a late-afternoon start and end before supper; and it gets me outta the house during the week to socialize at a time of year that I don't much care about being social. It's a nice, easy spin that works out the kinks in the legs and the brain. This past week, we arrived back at the parking lot after the ride with about a half hour until the next ride started up. As we chatted, an LBS shop ride was beginning to gather across the street.
I always feel a few pangs when I see a spirited ride readying--a shop ride used to be an easy one for me. I'm still amazed at the fitness a racer has in comparison to Joe Average Cyclist...even the mediocre racer class that I fell into. I still had the fitness for a few years after I quit racing and, while on shop rides, I enjoyed watching the shop-ride guys expend a ton of energy on a training ride. Knowing when to bank energy, knowing positioning and how to subtly push a shop-ride guy out into the wind were advantages I had, and I enjoyed playing a few games on the unsuspecting. They tended to be a bit amazed that a skinny girl could ride so strongly. It was partly that, of course, but it was also partly riding smart.
I like to think I've still got the smarts, but the riding strongly part? Not so much these days.
One of the women in our group looked over to the readying shop ride: Oh wow, there are a couple women on that ride.
Those aren't REAL women a guy in our group quipped. Normally, I'd have taken offense to the comment and flung some shyte at him: the insinuation that women athletes aren't totally feminine chaps my hide.
Instead, I looked over wistfully.
- The not so in shape Old Bag kinda missing being "not a REAL woman" this season
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
I Thought WE had it Bad....
This was Minneapolis on Monday.
It was a blast furnace: sweltering, muggy and windy to beat hell. But, South Dakota always wins the wind contest hands-down...be sure to look at the sustained wind speeds: The Life and Times of Biking Brady: Conditions Even I Won't Ride In
- OB goes back now and again and doesn't often bring the bicycle!
It was a blast furnace: sweltering, muggy and windy to beat hell. But, South Dakota always wins the wind contest hands-down...be sure to look at the sustained wind speeds: The Life and Times of Biking Brady: Conditions Even I Won't Ride In
- OB goes back now and again and doesn't often bring the bicycle!
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Double of a Different Sort
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
Make Mine a Double
It's the Leo Principle: I met Leo when he was 49. Shortly afterward, he started talking about retiring. Not retiring some day but retiring then. At 49.
He didn't win the lottery. He didn't score a big inheritance. He's an average joe with an average job. But he has a secret.
Don't spend money on the little things.
Never pay for parking, eat out but only food you can't get at home, drink your liquor at home instead of at a restaurant you can buy an entire six-pack for what they charge!, and keep the clothes closet simple. Oh, and travel the world during the off-season when the special deals show up…and do it with a carry-on.
Bottom line? Spend money on the things that are important to you. Question all of the incidentals. Small costs become large totals over time. Everyone worries about the big expenses: the vacation. No one worries about $10 for parking or $7 for a beer, $12 for lunch out, but those are the costs that multiply when we're not looking…and we need to be looking.
Wheel and I? We try to live by the Leo Principle: we walk, we garden, we keep the closets lean, we cook, we bake. We run errands on the bicycle.
But last weekend, we both blew the don't buy liquor with meals rule. There's a fairly new sushi restaurant about a three-mile-ride from home…and before 6:00 even the food is on special.
The martini? We couldn't have gotten that at home...so, we each had TWO.
Our retirement is damned.
- TOB because it's been a looong spring
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*1/2 (out of 5)
March 13, 2009
Garret Dillahunt as KRUG
Riki Lindhome as SADIE
Aaron Paul as FRANCIS
Sara Paxton as MARI COLLINGWOOD
Monica Potter as EMMA COLLINGWOOD
Tony Goldwyn as JOHN COLLINGWOOD
Martha MacIsaac as PAIGE
Spencer Treat Clark as JUSTIN
Studio: Rogue Pictures
Directed by: Dennis Iliadis
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The one thing that kept going through my mind as I watched "The Last House on the Left" was how unnecessary the film it.
Oh, the fans of the original and this new remake will most likely insult my intelligence by suggesting that I just didn't get the movie. Don't worry. I got the movie. And I still didn't like it.
I know that the original has been held up as a "video nasty" horror classic because of the movie's "It could happen" potential. And yes, I will concede that the reality of a band of raping, murdering psychopaths is far more likely than any scenario involving werewolves, vampires or zombies. But the bottom line is that I don't enjoy watching innocent people get brutalized on screen. And call me crazy, but I really detest rape scenes in films.
Yet, for as much as "The Last House on the Left" doesn't pull its punches when Mari (Sara Paxton) is brutally raped by Krug (Garret Dillahunt), it chickens out on the very stuff that made the first film so appealing.
The story is a basic cautionary tale from the 1970s. Two young, pretty teenage girls go back to a stranger's motel room to score some pot. While they're there, the guy's family comes home. And when I say "family," I mean it in the Charles Manson way.
What follows is about forty minutes of brutality, culminating in the rape and attempted murder of one of the girls. Soon afterwards, the "family" finds the closest house, which belongs to Maria's parents. The kind couple takes them in on the rainy night, but they soon learn what happened to their daughter. The last half hour or so of the film is the parents exacting revenge on the perpetrators.
Like I said, there's a certain amount of enjoyment the audience can get watching the bad guys get what's coming to them. But for my tastes, it's just not worth sitting through the awfulness to get there. And even when it does get there, the filmmakers make some changes, which I assume are to avoid an NC-17 rating.
It's a sad state of affairs when a rape scene can be depicted so visceral and graphic but the comeuppance has to be toned down for our delicate audiences.
I would imagine that the fans of the original film will probably like this new one. It's grittier and edgier than the original, and the overwhelming feeling of camp has been completely stripped from the piece. Heck, if you like rape, you'll love "The Last House on the Left."
However, for the rest of America with normal sensibilities probably doesn't have the stomach for this film. And that's a good thing.


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Whether your trying to disguise one too many late nights or hide a pimple that's popped up on date night! Ekk! finding the perfect concealer can be tricky. It's important to get the correct tone & texture for that specific area & one that works with your individual skin type.
Dark circles
The skin under the eyes is delicate & can also get quite dehydrated. You will need a lightweight, hydrating creamy concealer to blur these pesky shadows. It's important not to overuse concealer in this area, less is definitely more! Too much product will end up creasing in fine lines and will actually draw more attention to the area you are trying to hide. 🙁
Choose one shade lighter than your foundation – going too light can cause a ' reverse panda' affect – not a good look! For evening makeup you can go a little heavier under the eyes, I like to use a creamy concealer first in a similar tone to the foundation then apply a light reflective concealer over the top. For Longevity set this with a light reflective powder – 'Crystal' by NARS is perfect for this, but any translucent will work !
My top picks for covering dark circles:
Dior star concealer – The is a fairly new product, and a new fav! Super creamy & hydrating – can be used anywhere on the face – excellent for normal, dry & mature skins. A little goes a long way! Comes with a handy applicator! Soften with fingertips, beauty blender or a small synthetic brush.
Elizabeth Arden – Flawless Finish Correcting Highlighting Perfector – I love a good highlighting pen – they have been around for years. Great for super quick fixes – Concealing and highlighting with one product – perfect. Super Hydrating, excellent for all skin types, especially dehydrated and mature skins. Comes in 6 shades.
Maybelline – Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting pen -Light-reflective & hydrating, has a gel like consistency, great for all skin types, best applied under the eyes. Can also be used as a highlighter – top of cheekbones, cupids bow, under eyebrows. A great high street product which wont break the bank. Comes in 3 shades.
Covering breakouts/oily skin
You need to use a less creamy concealer on your skin if your covering breakouts, especially if your skin is oily or you have active acne. Where possible go for a medicated product. Always apply with either a clean finger or a clean brush – I like to use a medium sized eyeliner brush so you can target the area without overloading on product. Try Clinique's Anti-Blemish Clearing Concealer which helps clear and prevent blemishes. With a slightly green tint it helps to reduce redness. Oil free – essential when covering
Covering pigmentation can be tough; I find its best to match a full coverage concealer perfectly with your chosen foundation. I love MACs 'Studio finish concealer' – this has maximum coverage, its creamy; but wont slide, it comes in a small handbag friendly pot & can also be used on blemishes. If your skin is more on the oiler side then set with a touch of translucent powder.
Best all rounder
Who doesn't love a product that does everything? If you have normal skin and just want one concealer for under eyes & for covering the occasional breakout, then my go to concealer would be the Cle de Peau – 'Beaute concealer' – This product is incredible, It Melt's into your skin, leaving an incredible silky-natural skin finish, great for all your concealing concerns! I love to use my finger pads when applying under the eyes, & a small brush for precision work.
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Digital Assets Glossary
AccountAccounts have an intrinsic balance and transaction count maintained by a blockchain network. Each Account has a unique Address that identifies it.
AddressAn identifier for Accounts, often composed of 160 bits.
BlockchainA Blockchain is a distributed ledger database that maintains a list of records called Blocks. Each Block contains a timestamp and a reference to a previous Block in a sequential structure.
BlockA Block is the basic element of a Blockchain. It functions as a ledger, recording a series of transactions together with a reference to the previous Block. A Block is connected to its preceding Block by a cryptographic hash. Blocks contain a unique identifier for the final state after all transactions contained in it are validated, called the Block Header. In any Blockchain network, there needs to be an incentive mechanism to generate, or mine, new Blocks.
Block Creation TimeThe amount of time it takes for a new block to be amended to the Blockchain. The Block Creation Time usually follows a time target, set by the Block Difficulty.
Block TimestampThe Block's inception date and time.
Block DifficultyA value corresponding to the difficulty level of this Block. This can be calculated from the previous Block's difficulty level and the timestamp. See Difficulty.
Block HeaderEach Block in a Blockchain Network, has a single, unique, identifier, called the Block header. It serves as a summary of past transactions of the Blockchain. It is usually generated by compiling transaction receipts, block difficulty, gas limits & usage, into a unique identifier, the Block hash.
Block hashOnce the Block Header is calculated, the protocol uses a Hash function to encrypt that data. The Block hash is the encrypted 256-bit output of the Block Header.
Block numberA value equal to the number of previous Blocks. The genesis Block has a number of zero.
Block rewardThe reward a miner gets for finding, or "mining" a new Block.
Contract AccountSmart contracts, in the context of Ethereum and other smart contract platforms, are Contract Accounts that execute transactions based on programmable functions.
ConfirmationsA digital token transaction is considered unconfirmed until it has been referenced in one of the Blocks of the Blockchain. Each additional block represents additional confirmations. Online exchanges usually require three or more confirmations to consider a transaction final.
DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization)A Decentralized Autonomous Organization is a decentralized entity that is run through a set of rules encoded as computer programs in a Smart Contract. DAOs often issue special tokens that represent ownership and voting power in the organization. Token holders govern how the evolution of the DAO by periodically voting on changes.
The DAO (Ethereum Venture)The DAO was a decentralized venture capital fund intended to invest in Blockchain-related projects. The DAO was crowdfunded via a token sale in May 2016 and at the time broke the record for the largest ICO in history, raising a total of $150M. Immediately after its launch in June 2016, the DAO was hacked and approximately $50M worth of ETH were stolen. The hack was reversed in the following days when the Ethereum Foundation engineered a hard fork and restored the stolen funds. A small constituency rejected this hard fork and continued to transact on the original chain, which is now referred to Ethereum Classic network.
DifficultyDifficulty is a scalar number that represents how difficult it is to find a new Block in a Blockchain network, compared to the easiest it can ever be. In the context of the Bitcoin Blockchain, it is defined by the a maximum difficulty target divided by the current target. Most Blockchain networks use difficulty determine Block creation times. In the Bitcoin Blockchain, for example, every block must be meet a difficulty target to ensure a 10 minute interval between blocks.
Digital TokenA digital representation of an asset.
ERC-20A standard for digital tokens issued on the Ethereum network that makes tokens adhering to such standard more easily interchangeable with one another.
EthereumEthereum is an open-source, blockchain-based distributed computing platform featuring smart contract functionality. It provides a decentralized virtual machine, the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), which can execute code using a vast network of public nodes.
External ActorA person or entity that is able to interact with a Blockchain node, but external to the network of that Blockchain. It can interact with the node by depositing signed Transactions and inspecting the Blockchain and associated state.
Externally controlled AccountAn Account owned by an External Actor.
Full NodeA Full Node is a participant in a Blockchain Network that 1) engages in mining, and 2) keeps a full record of the Blockchain, from Block 0 (genesis block) to the current Block.
ForkA fork occurs every time different blocks of the same height are created at the same time. A fork is a split of the blockchain when two constituencies of the network see different main chains. That split might be either a result of a software upgrade, or a computer bug. Forks resulted from software upgrades can be 1) Hard Forks, when the new software is not compatible with previous versions and all nodes of the network must upgrade or 2) Soft Forks, when the update is compatible with previous versions and nodes are encouraged (but not required) to upgrade.
GasGas is the standardized price for running a transaction or contract in a Blockchain network. It accounts for all computation costs incurred as a result of the execution of the transaction or contract.
Gas limitA value equal to the maximum amount of gas that should be used in executing a transaction or contract. This value is paid up-front, before any computation is done and may not be subsequently changed.
Gas usedA value equal to the total gas used in transactions in a Block.
Genesis BlockA Genesis Block is the very first unmined Block of a Blockchain. It has no predecessors, or parent blocks, and its Block Number is 0.
HashThe cryptographic process (function) that takes an input of data and produces a shorter output with a fixed-length.
Hash RateThe number of hash functions that a miner performs in a specific amount of time.
Improvement Proposal (IP)Improvement Proposals describe and propose changes made to a Blockchain Protocol. Developers wishing to submit Improvement Proposals first propose their idea as pull request on the token's Github, which is then voted and implemented by the miners of the network.
Initial Coin Offering or ICOAn Initial Coin Offering or ICO is a fundraising tool whereby a project sells digital tokens related to the project in return for digital tokens that have existing value, such as Bitcoin or Ethereum.
Light NodeA light node is a participant in a Blockchain Network that does not: 1) store the full version of the Blockchain, and 2) engage in mining.
MinerFull Nodes that engage in transaction validation.
MessageA message is comprised of two elements 1) data, often code, and 2) value (as a function of the digital token) that is passed between two Accounts.
MultiSigA security-enhancing feature that requires multiple private key signatures in order for transfers of value to take place.
NodeA participant in a blockchain network. Nodes share a copy of the blockchain and relay new transactions to other nodes. See Full Node.
Private KeyA combination of letters and numbers that can be used to spend the digital token associated with a specific Address. The mathematical proof of an economically costly, time consuming, computing process. This computing process is often random and has low probability, so that on average a lot of trial and error is required to generate proof-of-work data. This mechanism ensures that there are economic incentives when it comes to adding new Blocks to the Blockchain.
Proof-of-Stake (System), also noted as PoSAn alternative process to determine the economic incentives behind adding new Blocks to the Blockchain, where transaction validation is proportionate to token ownership.
Protocol (Networks)A protocol is a set of standardized rules that dictate how participants of a network interact. The protocol governing a digital token often specifies how each node connects with the others, how many tokens will exist at any point in time, and how new Blocks are added to the Blockchain.
Relaying (Transactions)The process in which connected nodes of a distributed network relay, or broadcast, new transactions between one another. Full nodes will then compile the transactions that are being broadcast to them into a new Block.
SignatureA mathematical proof that a message, or transaction, was acknowledged by a party holding a specific Public Key.
SplitA split of a blockchain. See Fork.
TransactionA transaction is a single cryptographically-signed instruction constructed by two or more parties.
Transaction nonceA scalar value equal to the number of transactions sent by the sender.
Transaction ReceiptThe transaction receipt is a mathematical proof that a transaction happened in the past.
UniSigThe requirement of only one private key signature for transfers of value to take place.
WalletA software or a service that secures an account's Private Keys. Wallets do not keep the digital tokens themselves - their sole purpose is to store one or more Private Keys.


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Funny. This is a word that's been on my mind a lot lately. Especially since I'm going to be doing a mini-session on the topic of writing comedy into romance at my RWA chapter's retreat in a couple of weeks. (What's really funny is how terrified I am about that…)
I've written some funny stuff. To me, anyway. I go back and read parts of Lucky in Love and just giggle. But what's cool is that in the course of researching for this class, I've found out why some of that stuff is so funny and how to do it on purpose, instead of just sticking words and scenarios out there and hoping they make your readers laugh. No presentation spoiler alerts here, since I'm not going too much in depth, but some of the most interesting info I got was about word choice and letter sounds.
Take, for example, the "K" sound. To illustrate this point, here's a quote from Neil Simon's play, The Sunshine Boys:
Words with the `k' sound in them are funny. Casey Stengel, that's a funny name. Robert Taylor is not funny. Cupcake is funny. Tomato is not funny. Cookie is funny. Cucumber is funny. Car keys. Cleveland…Cleveland is funny. Maryland is not funny. Then, there's chicken. Chicken is funny. Pickle is funny.
It's true–Maryland really isn't funny! Just kidding, Marylanders, but it got me wondering whether I used a lot of "K" sounds in Lucky and, if so, whether that made things more funny. Here's a random excerpt from chapter nine:
There were times over the past decade that I'd convinced myself that I'd forgotten all about Chance. After all, for a lot of years, he was just my annoying brother's annoying friend that practically lived at our house. One of my earliest memories of Chance was when I was six years old. I punched him in the nose because he held me down while Jack stole my favorite Barbie, cut off all her hair, used a Sharpie to make her anatomically correct, and zip-tied her to the top of our Christmas tree. I got grounded to my room, while Chance got three chocolate chip cookies, a wad of gauze and lots of sympathy from my mom for his bloody, grotesquely-swollen nose. Mom said we had to be nice to him because he had a bad home life, but I was just mad because I had to miss Punky Brewster.
Lots of "K" sounds, but I'm pretty sure they were coincidental. Do you have opinions on what makes writing funny?


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JD Era started the year off with a mean streak of releases and freestyles. Tackling popular instrumentals like "Man Of The Year", "Trophies", and "Strictly 4 My Jeeps" to name a few, the Toronto emcee is back today with a new offering for fans titled "Mary".
The new Tronz-produced track features a verse from Captain Hooks and is the latest releases in JD's new ERA Fridays series. Listen and download the cut below. Thoughts?
A video for this record, has already been shot, and can be previewed here. Check back next Friday for the next track from JD Era.
Quotable Lyrics:
I got this chick named Mary
Fine as Halle Berry
Light green Nas
Where Im from she legendary


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February 2017 Animal Holidays
Sebastin the fluffster
Sebastin's Info...
I am already neutered, up to date with shots, good with kids, good with dogs, and good with cats.
Sebastin's Story...
Hello potential family! My name is Sebastin, a 9 week old fluffy boy who is ready to get out and adventure the world. I love to play with my toys, other dogs and cats, and those 2 legged critters are my all time favorite.... I have been started on the potty training rules of the house hold and considering my age things are going as expected. My foster mom told me that one day I will make somebody a great companion since I love to stay in the same room as she is in. If you are interested in becoming my new family then email firstname.lastname@example.com
Forever home for Mia
Nutmeg is HOME!
Progress on Coconut
Hi Cindy, I wanted to send you a sort of progress report on Coconut. She now weighs 32lbs (putting on about 4lbs/mon), she loves to run, & I hope to get a video of her "singing" at walk time. I love this dog sooo much, thank you so much for rescuing her for us.
God Bless
David Geyer
Email from Denise
We received this email a little over a year ago from a wonderful individual who adopted Primo.
"He is my big little boy! He's grown much bigger than I thought he'd be but he is all the more love in him!
Here are some pictures since he's nearing his birthday! Almost wish I'd adopted a sibling of his... he's just the sweetest and so super smart.
He has several of the treat-hidden plastic games that Petsmart has to offer and he's figured all but two of them out. He loves to fetch and hide and seek. And best yet, he loves little Lola... even when she's bossing him about!
Hope you enjoy! And as always, thank you so much for bringing him into my life. I am so lucky to be sharing my life with him! He's my baby boy!
Thank you for all you do,
Denise P"
Looking for a foxy lady?
Foxy Mama is a gorgeous Tibetan Sand Fox Cross that has decided that people are the best thing ever on the planet and her mission in life is to blend naturally into their environment so that she's never made to leave! Well... No, she's not actually a fox mix but she sure is cute enough to be and she adores people. She would do best in a calmer home but does very well with dog savvy children that are old enough to know how to properly handle a dog. The teeny, rough handed, loud ones really scare her but she loves to cuddle with anyone who knows how to give a proper belly rub and would do well in about any living arrangement. She's doing very well with her house breaking and crate training and is not a chewer at all. Foxy only weighs 20 lbs and will not get any larger since she's between 2 and 3 years old. Her puppies have all been adopted and now she's looking for a perfect home for herself. She is heart worm negative, spayed, current on all of her vaccines, and is current on all monthly preventatives. If you're interested in Foxy just shoot us an email at email@example.com!
This is long. This is a rant. You need to read it. This is Scamp. He's one of the two dogs we are driving to New England this weekend. Scamp has some social anxiety issues that make normal transport dangerous for him. To acclimate him to car riding I invited him to be my ride along partner at work today. He drew lots of admirers and so many folks were thrilled to hear he had found a forever home. I had one woman in a gas station parking lot ask me who his lucky new owners were. I TRIED to tell her that he was being adopted by an amazing lesbian couple who were not intimidated by his issues and had experience working with dogs like Scamp and he was going to be spoiled rotten! What I managed to get out was "He's being adopted by an amazing lesbian..." at which point I was interrupted and cut off by the statement "I thought you were a Christian based rescue! WHY are you adopting dogs to gay people?!" .... (For the record I overcame the urge to strangle her on the spot). I normally leave politics and religion out of rescue bc the dogs don't care who you vote for or who you pray to, but this flew up my nose sideways and I feel the need to tell everyone EXACTLY how BBAR works. We ARE a Christian based rescue and all feel very strongly about our personal beliefs. Especially that verse that says love your neighbor. Jesus told his followers that loving God and loving your neighbor was THE MOST important Commandment in the Bible. That includes your black neighbor, your Jewish neighbor, your poor neighbor and your GAY neighbor! How is declining an adoption application and depriving Scamp, or any other dog, of the PERFECT home for him making "a statement for Christianity"? Huh? We afraid being raised by lesbians is gonna make Scamp a lesbian? We afraid somebody might think that we believe it is OK to treat everyone equally? We believe its OK to love people without agreeing with everything they do? We afraid somebody might think we have the dog's best interest at heart? GOD FORBID anybody think that about us!!! The woman at the gas station was told, as i walked away, that yes, he was being adopted by lesbians, and the first order of business was to cut his hair off really short and make him wear Birkenstocks. For the record, we are an equal opportunity adoption agency. If you will love our dog the way we do, care for him, provide for him, and you are the best match for our dog... You can adopt from our CHRISTIAN rescue! Anyone who has a problem with that needs to spend some time on that branch in their eye before they criticize someone else (and if you don't get that reference then I suggest you read that Bible you want so badly to thump!).
Lovers of animals.
Whitney Owen
President; BBAR
Clint Beilke
The website guy for BBAR and full-time District Executive with Boy Scouts of America.
February 2017


text: I've been wondering if it's wise to start something new and completely different at the moment. I've been thinking about certain things that I should insert, delete or change during the revision time (I can't wait to begin!) and I decided that I'd better remain where I am. So, today I've started making a list of agents I'd like to submit the novel to as well as working on the blurb - short and tricky things they are!


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Fish and relax just feet from the Nottely River! One of a kind riverfront property located on the beautiful Nottely River and next to a 25 acre meadow. The new Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino is just a 20 minute drive - but a world away! Enjoy the wild turkey, deer, and abundant wild life, or go trout fishing just feet from the chalet. Relax on the rockers on the covered porch or the riverside gazebo as you listen to the rapids from the fish trap that was made by the indigenous Indians in times gone by. True end of the road privacy!
The property includes two 1,200 sq. ft. chalets and is located just 15 minutes from Murphy NC and Blairsville GA. Antique shops and flea markets are just minutes away. Rent one or both chalets for the perfect getaway! Combined, the two chalets sleep 10. The Tranquil Chalet sleeps 6 and the Trout Chalet sleeps 4.
Our family spent years camping. We always hoped to get one of the camp sites next to the creek at Vogel State Park so we could relax to the sounds of the rushing water. That rarely happened…
As my wife and I grew older, we got tired of the walk to the communal bathroom, lousy showers, lack of privacy, and the not so great sleep in the camper. As our kids grew older, the allure of sleeping in a tent with no WiFi faded so we set out in search of the next best thing that allows us to enjoy all of the outdoor benefits of camping, but with all the comforts of home. We found it at River Run!
We chose this property because it is very unique and incredibly relaxing. The property is located at the end of a mile long dirt road on a level 1 acre fenced lot. You can rent one or both chalets depending on your needs. The covered wrap-around metal roofed porches are just feet from the Nottely River. You can fish, hike, go antiquing, sit by the fire and listen to the river, BBQ on the outdoor grill, watch the cows graze across the river, or just sit on the porch in the rockers and enjoy the sights and sounds of the Nottely River.
The two chalets offer something for all members of the family to enjoy while on vacation:
• Husband can trout fish while the wife goes antiquing. The best of both worlds!
• Rent both chalets and give your teenagers the privacy they want and the privacy you desire.
• Ideal for two families to vacation together and still give each other privacy.
• Ideal for a family reunion.
• Do the adults want to sleep in a real bed and take a shower in a real bathroom but the kids want to camp? We have tents and sleeping bags for the kids so they can sleep in the great outdoors next to the fire. Kind of like camping but much better for the adults!
• Kayak or tube down the Nottely River. The property is 2.5 miles downstream from Nottely dam. You can get into the river at the base of the dam.
• Rent a pontoon boat on nearby Lake Nottely.
The fish themed Trout Chalet is designed to be giant game room with beds. It includes WiFi, vintage Xbox, Ping Pong, and air hockey. Got a moody teenager with friends who want their privacy? Or wants to play their music too loud? Or wants to watch something different on TV? No problem! The Trout Chalet is the perfect kid's getaway while you enjoy the peace and relaxation of the Tranquil Chalet. They are happy and you are happy! Perfect!
The Tranquil Chalet is more refined and is ideal for those looking for a more relaxed experience with just the adults in mind, but the kids are welcome! They just won't have as much fun as staying in the Trout Chalet…
Tranquil Chalet (Red Metal Roof):
• Sleeps 6 – 8
• 2 Bedrooms, 2 full baths
• Wrap around covered porch with rockers and picnic table. Porch is 25 feet from Nottely River
• Loft w/ desk and printer
• Rock fireplace
• Fully stocked kitchen
• Porch rockers
• Stocked with movies and games
Property includes:
• WiFi
• Gazebo with dining table on the river.
• 1 acre fenced-in lot
• Fire pit
• Outdoor grill
• Cell phone reception
• Beautiful canopy of huge River Birch.


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Thursday Morning News
Word has it Apple Music will be seeing a massive overhaul as part of iOS 10. Details covered at 9to5Mac tell us that the changes will include a redesigned black-and-white user interface, an even greater focus on album art, as well as integration of song lyrics. Everything is expected to be revealed at this year's WWDC conference, which kind of seems like a weird time to unveil major changes to a consumer-focused product, not to mention the yearly revision of a major service which should really be updated more often than that.
If Apple is really going to unveil an Apple Music revamp at WWDC, a plea from The Loop's Jim Dalrymple tells Apple to leave the celebrities at home. He makes a good point when he says the developers have paid to be there.
Apple has also reminded developers that all iOS apps submitted to the App Store must support IPv6-only networking by 1 June 2016. The notice posted to Apple's developer portal says that most apps will not require changes, provided developers are already using the networking APIs in iOS.
There's now video available of Apple CEO Tim Cook's appearance on CNBC's Mad Money. The two-part series is exactly what was covered in yesterday's transcript.
MacRumors reports Jony Ive has talked to fashion magazine Business of Fashion about the Manus x Machina theme at this year's Met Gala event. Ive believes that technology products — like the Apple Watch — are becoming more and more personal, which is a line I'm sure he'll be using the next time he appears on video in a white room.
Apple's latest hire is Yoky Matsuoka, former head of technology at Nest and before that, co-founder of Google's X lab and professor of robotics. TechCrunch writes Matsuoka will be working on HealthKit improvements, following a life-threatening illness that forced her to step away from a position as VP of Technology at Twitter.
Tidbits wonders where all the tvOS apps are, and I'm inclined to agree, but at the same time can't help but wonder — what kind of person wants apps running on their Apple TV? Sure, it's the biggest screen in the house, but interaction with the Apple TV is convoluted at best. Maybe that's up to developers to figure out.
Over at The Verge Walt Mossberg says there's a new email app in town, with Mail by EasilyDo bringing the smarts of the company's previous smart assistants and applying them to your inbox.
Moog just released iPhone and iPad versions of its Model 15 synth, which usually retails for $10,000. While you're not getting the physical hardware of the Model 15, the app itself has all the features of the Model 15 and more, and Model 15 programmers worked alongside the app developers to re-create everything the original had, and all for just $46.99 on the Australian App Store.
A Twitter for Mac update brings support for Twitter Moments, polls, and GIF search. As a reminder, third-party apps get none of those features.


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Improve your football skills and techniques with Community Trust coaches at #LaticsOpenDay.
- #LaticsOpenDay will take place on Thursday 31st August 2017.
- Tickets for #LaticsOpenDay must be booked before tickets for the football skills coaching sessions.
- Fantastic opportunity to meet the club's first team squad and academy players.
Tickets for #LaticsOpenDay 2017's football skills coaching sessions with Wigan Athletic Community Trust are now available here.
The event takes place at Robin Park Arena from 10am – 3pm on Thursday 31st August, with Paul Cook's first team squad hosting an open training session between 10am – 12pm before young Latics supporters will be able to enjoy FREE football skills coaching from Community Trust staff from 12.15pm – 3pm.
Please note that #LaticsOpenDay tickets must be booked from the club's ticket office at the DW Stadium (0871 66 33 552) before tickets for the football skills coaching sessions. You must bring this booking confirmation and include your ticket number for the event in the additional information section of this booking.
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Eric Worrall writes: The British and Icelandic MET offices are expressing concern about the possible effect on the climate, of a potentially enormous volcanic eruption in Iceland.
According to The Express, a UK daily newspaper;
"BRITAIN could freeze in YEARS of super-cold winters and miserable summers if the erupts, experts have warned.
Britain could face a freezing winter if the Icelandic volcano erupts Britain could face a freezing winter if the Icelandic volcano erupts.
Depending on the force of the explosion, minute particles thrust beyond the earth's atmosphere can trigger DECADES of chaotic weather patterns.
The first effect could be a bitterly cold winter to arrive in weeks with thermometers plunging into minus figures and not rising long before next summer.
The Icelandic Met Office has this week warned of "strong indications of ongoing magma movement" around the volcano prompting them to raise the aviation warning to orange, the…
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