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Spadafora, Natasha D. and Parfitt, David and Marchbank, Angela and Li, Sherong and Bruno, Leonardo and Vaughan, Rhys and Nieuwland, Jeroen and Buchanan-Wollaston, Vicky and Herbert, Robert and Bitonti, Maria Beatrice and Doonan, John and Albani, Diego Maria and Prinsen, Els and Francis, Dennis and Rogers, Hilary J. (2012) Perturbation of cytokinin and ethylene-signalling pathways explain the strong rooting phenotype exhibited by Arabidopsis expressing the Schizosaccharomyces pombe mitotic inducer, cdc25. BMC Plant Biology, Vol. 12 . eISSN 1471-2229. Article.
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Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Sp) cdc25 has been used as a tool in transgenic plants to probe cell cycle function. Expression of Spcdc25 in tobacco BY-2 cells accelerates entry into mitosis and depletes cytokinins; in whole plants it stimulates lateral root production. Here we show, for the first time, that alterations to cytokinin and ethylene signaling explain the rooting phenotype elicited by Spcdc25 expression in Arabidopsis.
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ZAP Jonway Appoints New CFO, Benjamin Zhu Li Dong, Former Deputy CFO of Beijing Auto, Foton
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Electric car pioneer ZAP (OTC Bulletin Board:ZAAP.ob – News), headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, and its majority owned subsidiary Jonway Automobile, are pleased to announce the appointment of Benjamin Zhu (Zhu Li Dong) as the Chief Financial Officer of ZAP and Jonway Automobile. Benjamin Zhu joins ZAP and Jonway Automobile March 1st, 2011. William Hartman, current CFO of ZAP will complete the year-end 2010 audits and the consolidated report of ZAP and Jonway Automobile for 1Q2011, while Benjamin Zhu and his team take over 2Q2011.
Since 2009 Benjamin Zhu has served as deputy CFO of Beijing Auto, Foton, one of the largest automobile companies in China, with reported yearly sales volumes of over 700,000 units. He led the group's operational finance, cost control and overseas partnerships and investments. Prior to this, he served as CFO of Ready Medicine Group, one of the largest medicine distribution and retailing companies with revenues of over 6 billion RMB. As CFO he led mergers and acquisitions and oversaw the IPO of the company in the United States in 2008. He was also the CFO of Chery Auto Group, China's largest passenger car automaker with reported sales volume of over 680,000 passenger sedans annually. From 2007 to 2008, as CFO he led the IPO of Chery Automobile in China. Prior to this, Mr. Zhu was Audit Manager at Deloitte & Touche and then at Price Waterhouse Coopers for nine consecutive years.
"We welcome Benjamin Zhu as Chief Financial Officer of ZAP Jonway," said Dr. Priscilla Lu, Chairman of ZAP Jonway and General Partner of Cathaya Capital. "We are bringing a new team of management executives on board to lead the growth of the new, combined ZAP Jonway. Mr. Zhu brings to our company tier one Chinese automobile finance management experience. His extensive international experience will help reinforce our financial growth, and his strong auditor background will help exert the required discipline in financial control, leveraging the knowledge from when he was audit manager at Deloitte and Price Waterhouse."
"Mr. Zhu's international finance management experience will help bridge the gap between China and our international team," said Steve Schneider, Co-CEO of ZAP Jonway. "This is the beginning of an extensive realignment of our management team. While this realignment may be challenging in the short term, it is necessary for the long-term success of our company. Our new company with its new Jonway Automobile revenue base and growth targets requires a new set of leadership to transform ZAP from being technology innovators to world class manufacturers. With Jonway Automobile as part of our ZAP family, and reinforced by executives of top tier caliber like Benjamin Zhu, we can move forward with confidence to grow our business. We are pleased and proud to have him on board."
"We are pleased and excited to have Benjamin Zhu join our team," said Alex Wang, Co-CEO of ZAP. "Jonway Automobile is entering the next stage of growth both on the technology front with electric vehicles, as well as entry into international markets. Benjamin Zhu with his strong financial background and global experience will be a vital leader in our team during this growth stage."
William Hartman, current CFO of ZAP will be supporting this transition through the second quarter of 2011, while Benjamin Zhu and his team take over the financial management for the entire combined company starting in the second quarter. Mr. Hartman will remain as the Corporate Secretary of the Company and operate as financial controller within Benjamin Zhu's team for ZAP USA.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, continued acceptance of ZAP's products, increased levels of competition, new products and technological changes, ZAP's dependence upon third-party suppliers, intellectual property rights and other risks detailed from time to time in ZAP's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Documentary "What is the Electric Car?" Santa Rosa Showing Feb. 17
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Film Answers that Question as Electric Cars Start Arriving in California Showrooms
Just as 100% Electric cars start arriving in Northern California showrooms, a timely documentary film "What is the Electric Car?" will have its Santa Rosa Premiere on Thursday, February 17th. The film will screen at 7pm at Summerfield Cinemas.
The movie runs 75 minutes and several of the "star cars" from the film will be in attendance! Several cast members will also be on hand after the film including Santa Rosa resident Ginny Medeiros along with a few of the producers who will do a short Q & A after the special screening. Santa Rosa is the 8th tour stop of the popular film which is touring the country as the producers hope to educate current drivers and dispel common "myths" and misconceptions about electric cars to those including students already driving and to those getting their driver's license for the 1st time.
The film answers the many questions millions have about the new electric cars. This timely feature film contains insightful interviews with key manufacturers, vendors, drivers & pioneers in the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry predicted to explode over the next 12 months and create thousands of jobs as new cars like the Chevy VOLT and Nissan Leaf join the ZAP EVs arriving in California showrooms this month. Viewers will likely consider these new EVs (which plug into a 110 outlet & don't use a drop of gasoline or oil), before purchasing their next car. Warren Buffet has quoted: "All cars will be electric in 20 years".
Many celebrities contributed to this "green themed", enlightening film including Jay Leno (who let producers in his garage to film his 1908 Baker Electric), Ed Begley, Jr.
(filmed at the 'Go Green Expo'), and "Baywatch" star and EV activist Alexandra Paul who hosted a behind the scenes chapter for the DVD to be released this spring. Renowned Artist Romero Britto (www.Britto.com) spent 2 months painting the world's 1st BRITTO TM electric car (a Tango T-600 Commuter Car), and Chábeli Iglesias just signed on to host the film's Spanish language version of the film which will be available for Latin American and Spanish speaking markets later this year.
The film has already screened in several cities including Miami Beach, Orlando, & West Palm Beach, Florida and most recently in Santa Monica, Hollywood & Santa Barbara, California including a star studded west coast premiere at the famous Egyptian Theatre. Producers are now planning at least 25 more theatrical screenings as well as special educational screenings at elementary and high schools around the state before taking the film back east to New York and then on to Barcelona, Spain.
The film was shot on locations around Michigan, California, Florida, including Jay Leno's Garage, the Petersen Automotive Museum, the Int'l. Detroit Auto Show & the Henry Ford Museum. The film makers are now doing weekly giveaways (DVDs, t-shirts, etc.) and just today announced another contest from ZAP (one of the film premiere's sponsors – based in Santa Rosa) to hold its second contest to give away a FREE Electric Car to one of the film's lucky FaceBook friends! Media inquiries and press requests may contact publicist Bill Hooey at email@example.com.
- Print Flyer for Santa Rosa Showing – Click Here
- Why we like "What is the Electric Car?" Documentary
- Photos from the Hollywood Premiere
More information contact: Ginny Medeiros, 707-525-8659 x 295 or Alex Campbell, 707-525-8658 x 241

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How we tell our stories is changing. Media today must adapt to our content devices: our smartphones, our iPads and our other connected gadgets. That means that today's digital storytellers need to use a variety of tools to create content through linear, non-linear, and live interactive productions delivered to a multitude of screens. Although the medium has changed, the basics of good storytelling have not. The best content creators still need to grab attention to get their messages across demonstrating good cinematography and post production skills.
Confederation College's Digital Media Production program will teach you how to be effective in today's ever-changing digital media world. You will learn how to connect with users through blogs, vlogs, and live interactive shows. The program covers the basics of marketing, branding and promotions that are often intertwined with today's content creation. Students will also explore social journalism, bringing grass-root stories to new media platforms. You'll discover that the same key principles apply: be engaging, be responsive and understand the ethics and responsibilities attached to becoming a media-based influencer.
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Andy Griffith and Ernest Borgnine were early, trend-setting examples of stars who made the transition from movies to television, often (in Borgnine's case) oscillating between them. And because they both jumped mediums, Griffith and Borgnine, who died within a week of each other (Griffith on July 3, Borgnine on July 8), had fans of every phase of their career who didn't necessarily overlap. Yet during this last week or so, as I thought back over the many, many decades of pleasure that both these actors had given us, I kept returning to what were, for me, their two greatest performances.
One of them you probably know, or at least know of, since Borgnine took the Academy Award for Best Actor for Marty (1955); I still think it's his most indelible achievement. At least one of these performances, though, I'm guessing that there's a good chance you haven't seen: It's A Face in the Crowd (1957), which marked Andy Griffith's big-screen debut, three years before he domesticated himself forever on The Andy Griffith Show. The film is being shown tonight (at 8:00 p.m.) on Turner Classic Movies, and if you've never seen it, there is no Hollywood movie in history that you should make a date with more fervently. A Face in the Crowd is such a shockingly, entertainingly prophetic drama of personality and fame and corruption and drunken power in the media age, with such a singular, towering performance by Griffith, that watching it, there are moments when you almost can't believe your eyes. Taken together, A Face in the Crowd and Marty incarnate the extraordinary, often unsung richness of Hollywood movies in the 1950s. They span the emotional spectrum of that so-much-more-complex-than-we-remember-it decade, with Borgnine's Marty a sweetly and perfectly etched expression of the quiet desperation of ordinary men and Griffith's hellfire-in-a-cathode-ray performance as a TV demagogue a feat of acting so mesmerizingly intense that it looks ahead to the electric narcissism of the '70s.
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When you grow up watching certain actors on television, there's a way that everything they've done beforehand can seem not quite real. For me, Fred MacMurray will always be the benevolent, slightly halting dad of My Three Sons (a show that ran from 1960 to 1972). MacMurray, of course, is also the star of Double Indemnity (1944), which I consider nothing less than the greatest film noir ever made. Yet every time I see him in that tale of murder and lust, it takes me 15 minutes to adjust to him as a brusquely polite, not-very-nice insurance-salesman sap who calls women "Baby!" In that light, if you define Andy Griffith as the sly hayseed of Mayberry (and really, who doesn't?), or maybe as the wily defense attorney of Matlock, and then you watch him in A Face in the Crowd, it's a little like finding out that, say, the Ted Danson of Cheers was once an actor as dangerous as Brando. That's how daring, startling, and amazing an actor Andy Griffith once was. At least in this one role. He plays a man named Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes, who is discovered in a small-town Arkansas drunk tank by a radio reporter, Marcia Jeffries (the excellent Patricia Neal), who is looking to talk to some losers in jail for her morning interview show. But Lonesome is no run-of-the-mill vagrant. He's a good ol' boy with a ferocious gift of cracker-barrel gab, and the ability to grab a guitar and belt out a song like "Free Man in the Mornin' " (which he makes up on the spot) as though he were stealing the blues, bottling it, and getting sloshed on it all at the same time.
Lonesome is the earliest screen version of the personality that has come to define our age: the man (or woman) who has no true talent beyond being himself, but who is able to play himself with a genius that allows even his fraudulence to come off as sincere. Lonesome, a wolf in hick's clothing, is a natural-born "character" who quickly lands his own local radio segment, which becomes a sensation. And the thing is, we can see why. He's unthreateningly "ordinary," but beneath his glad-handing "Yes, siree!" charm, his eyes glitter with ego as he takes the stuffing out of stuffed shirts, and he possesses a ruthlessly amoral understanding of how advertising and politics are manipulated by the suits in corporate boardrooms. In a lesser movie, his essentially two-faced nature would have marked him as a "phony," a huckster demagogue who will stoop to anything to manipulate the public. And make no mistake: That's just what he is. But the whole provocation of A Face in the Crowd, and the power of Griffith's portrayal, is that he makes Lonesome a compulsive actor who always says just what he means, because he means just what he says at any given moment. The movie recognizes that the modern showbiz personality is on some level a grinning feel-good sociopath.
As directed by the great Elia Kazan, from a visionary script by Budd Schulberg (On the Waterfront), A Face in the Crowd presents Lonesome as a cross between two iconic American figures: the cornpone-wisdom everyman Will Rogers, who died 22 years before the film was made, and a newer, more revolutionary talent — Elvis Presley, the sexy good ol' boy who stole the blues (just like Lonesome does). The fact that Presley made his first convulsive appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on Sept. 9, 1956, a mere eight months before A Face in the Crowd premiered, suggests that the movie was already on to where Elvis-mania was going (and, in Lonesome's relationship with a baton-twirling teenage dream played by Lee Remick in her screen debut, where the decadence of fame would lead Presley years later). What's extraordinary, however, is all the future figures in American politics and pop culture that A Face in the Crowd anticipates. As Lonesome rises to stardom, using his evangelical gift of gab to sell himself as an "authentic" voice of the people, even as he presents himself as a rebel skewering the elites, he's not just Elvis or Will Rogers with a touch of Charles Foster Kane — he's Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, he's Rush Limbaugh and Jim Bakker, he's Phil Donahue (the housewives all love Lonesome, because he's a back-door man who speaks directly to them), he's Jerry Lewis on the Telethon, and he's also the first reality TV star, a cornpone premonition of Network's Howard Beale.
Griffith gives Lonesome the gleam of a true believer, and a pearly-white cackle of laughter that turns more demonic as the movie goes on. When he makes it to the national TV airwaves, he becomes the pitchman for a product called Vitajex (little over-the-counter pills that give you a lift), and the film's understanding of the way that advertising creates reality would do Don Draper proud. We're cued to see that Lonesome is becoming a false prophet. Yet by the time he lends his services to a conservative presidential candidate, helping him turn his anti-government-safety-net rhetoric into an appeal to folksy individualism (gee, that sounds kind of familiar), your jaw may be on the floor. Three years before the Kennedy-Nixon debates, A Face in the Crowd imagines the world of postmodern image manipulation in politics with a prescience that would make Karl Rove shudder. See the movie tonight for its manic time-machine brilliance, and for a taste of the wild actor that Andy Griffith, had he not made that pit stop in Mayberry, might have become.
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Ernest Borgnine had about nine lives as an actor: The burly working-class upstart of the '50s wasn't necessarily familiar to those who grew up with the bellicose cutup of the '60s-sitcom version of McHale's Navy, who then evolved into a more fiercely volatile and goggle-eyed version of his former character-actor self in films like The Dirty Dozen (1967) and Willard (1971) — mass entertainments that reflected the freedoms of the New Hollywood, or, in the case of Sam Peckinpah's apocalyptic Western The Wild Bunch (a Borgnine highlight), defined those freedoms. But as the dust settles on Ernest Borgnine's career, I will still always love him most in Marty, the Paddy Chayefsky heart-tugger that, had it been made today, would probably be hailed as a low-key landmark of "indie" empathy. It's like the blue-plate-special version of Blue Valentine with the two unhippest romantic characters in movie history.
As Marty, a 34-year-old Italian-American butcher who still lives with his mother in Brooklyn, Borgnine plays the sort of decent-hearted loser who is all thumbs when it comes to women, and though you might call the movie sentimental, Borgnine's portrayal is anything but. He gives Marty a grubby desperation, a fear and barely closeted fury at the mystifying thought that he may be running out of time. Then, on a lonely Saturday night at the Stardust Ballroom, he meets a fellow "loser," played by the fetchingly plain-Jane pretty Betsy Blair. She's as out of touch as Marty is, and he's smitten, but can he shake off his nagging family — and, more pressingly, the nattering neighborhood guys who talk about girls as "tomatoes" they'd like to squash? Can he get past them by growing up?
You can hear, in Chayefsky's dialogue, an early premonitory echo of the backtalk in Diner, and the touching, small-scale appeal of the movie (which, believe it or not, took the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1955) is that it's so specific, so true to the automat grayness and listless rhythms of Marty's life. In one of the film's defining moments, he's heading home after his impromptu date, it's about 1:00 in the morning in the outer boroughs, and instead of waiting for the bus, as he usually would, he punches the metal bus sign and runs out into the street to hail a cab. The beauty of Marty is that Ernest Borgnine made you believe that one man's impetuous decision to splurge on a taxi cab could be nothing less than a soul reborn.
So who has seen A Face in the Crowd or Marty? Do you agree with what I said about them? And what are your favorite performances by Andy Griffith and Ernest Borgnine?
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CEE is owned and operated by Allen-Cochran Enterprises, Inc., which is a private Arizona corporation. Our Governing Board is comprised of administrators, staff, parents, and community members that possess an unwavering passion and belief in our school's mission and core values. The Board meets regularly to discuss strategic issues such as policy guidelines and budgetary items. Our Governing Board maintains a collective vision with regard to where our school is and where we want it to be in the future. In addition, the Board operates in a partnership role with the school administrator, thereby demonstrating synergy in all decision making processes.
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Pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431.02, Allen-Cochran Enterprises, Inc. hereby states that all notices of the meetings of Center for Educational Excellence will be posted at 1700 E. Elliot Rd, # 9, Tempe, AZ 85284 and on our website. The location is open to the public Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. Such notices will indicate the date, time, and place of the meeting and will include an agenda or information concerning the manner in which the public may obtain an agenda for the meeting.
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Each year, the Arizona Department of Education releases a "report card" for every public, private, and charter school. We are proud to announce that we have achieved AZ Department of Education's "Excelling" status for eight consecutive years! An "Excelling" status is the highest distinction a school can earn and is only given to those meet or exceed the state's stringent academic requirements.
The Center for Educational Excellence is certified by the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) and the Department of Economic Security (DES).
The facility is regulated by the Department of Health Services (DHS). Facility inspection reports are available for public viewing upon request at the school office.
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Packing Materials
There are many types of cartons, wrapping and padding items available at our Hansen Bros. Moving & Storage locations. Our large volume purchases enable us to offer low prices to our customers.
DISHPACK (5 CUBES) 18"x18"x 28 ½ "
Crystal, stemware, bric-a-brac, small lamps, trophies, breakables, easily dented items. An 8-piece setting can be used as a guideline. A double-walled container- 350 lb. test.
BOOK CARTON (1.5 CUBES) 17"x12½"x12 ½"
Books (3 ft. of shelf/ctn.), canned goods, records, CD'S, bath items, perfume, garage tools, soaps, laundry gear. Not for kitchenware unless needed to finish off container.
MEDIUM (3 CUBES) 18"x18"x16"
Pack heavily: pots, pans, packaged foods, linens, garage items, closet items, speakers, silk plants. Small lampshades can be telescoped together if they are plastic or cardboard. Also, countertop kitchen appliances wrapped well.
LARGE (4.5 CUBES) 18"x18"x24"
Lamp shades, pillows, bedding, towels, games in boxes, stereo speakers, toys, games, stuffed animals, hat boxes, gift boxes, some lamp shades, holiday décor, baskets and other lightweight items. NO BOOKS!
EXTRA LARGE (6 CUBES) 22"x22"x21 ½"
Keep use to a minimum (takes a lot of van space). Large shades, bulky but light items, large quilts, comforters, baskets, other bulky lightweight articles. NO BOOKS!
PICTURE / MIRROR CARTON 3 ½"x up to 40"x60"
Pictures, mirrors, glass table tops or shelves, paintings and glass trays. Any flat, fragile items.
WARDROBE (10 CUBES) 20"x20"x45" w/ metal bars for hangers
Approximately 25 dresses or 15 men's suits or approx. 24" of closet space. Drapes, curtains, dried or silk plants.


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Earlier in the month news came that Flash was dead for mobile devices; and this seemed confirmed over the weekend when it was revealed Samsung's Galaxy Nexus doesn't ship with it installed. You can't even download it from Android Market.
But it looks like that's set to change. Adobe has confirmed to Pocket-lint it intends to bring Flash to Android 4.0 before the end of the year. But the bad news? It'll be the last Flash update. You win some...
"Adobe will release one more version of the Flash Player for mobile browsing," a spokesperson said, " which will provide support for Android 4.0, and one more release of the Flash Linux Porting Kit -- both expected to be released before the end of this year."
So it seems Apple has won the war on Flash, but Adobe's firing a parting shot.
If you're going to pick up a Samsung Galaxy Nexus you'll be able to install Flash and not have any compatibility issues with any sites. But Android Ice Cream Sandwich is the last version of Android that'll have Flash support, after that you're on your own. Or as the spokesperson puts it, "After that time, Adobe will continue to provide critical bug fixes and security updates."
It added that Flash's future is uncertain. "Of course, with the growth and continued improved browser support of HTML5, the role of Flash will change. For the foreseeable future, Flash offers advantages in delivering premium video with content protection, as well as providing a high-performance, feature-rich and graphically advanced gaming platform. We are focusing our Flash Player efforts around these areas."
Steve Jobs was famously anti-Flash, not putting it on the iPhone or iPad.
Is this a welcome announcement? Or will you miss Flash? Let us know down in the comments or over on our Facebook page.
Huawei could survive without Android, but not very well: China may not need Google, but Huawei does.
Apple's WWDC invitation is such a tease: There are hints aplenty about what's coming to iOS.


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Custom Rental
We Build Within Budgets While Exceeding Expectations
Creative Development / Interactive Integration / Graphic Design / Exhibit & Graphic Production/ Logistics Management / Custom Lead Retrieval / Large Equipment Handling
The Perception of Investment
Custom rentals produce high-quality experiences while adhering to business strategy and respecting budget limitations. At the AAOS show, we designed a high-end custom-detailed rental booth for Tournier that was as original and innovative as their impeccable implants.
Design that Can Evolve
Often a hybrid of rental and custom builds is the best solution. This approach let Novartis invest in custom structures for the long term while giving them the flexibility of rental components for their short-term needs—allowing for a portfolio and priorities that change over time.
A Solution that Fits
At Matrex we integrate material selections, lighting, and accent details to make our large selection of high-quality, high-impact structures look custom. We used our extensive inventory to effectively represent the Case Construction brand, meet their logistical challenges, and fit their budget.


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Like other parts of business, law departments have budgets to cover their internal costs. The budget typically does not expand even if more work comes over the transom, at least until a case for growing the department is made during the next budget cycle. During this budget cycle, more work typically means that the law department members
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New Series on Client-Law Firm Value Collaboration
Posted in People, Places and Blawgs
My partner Nicole Auerbach and Karen Klein, the General Counsel of our client, Kayak.com, began blogging today as part of the Association of Corporate Counsel Client-Firm Value Series. You can find the first post here. Aside from my obvious delight in having Valorem and Kayak featured in the ACC offering, I think …
And Lawyers Wonder Why The World Hates Us
Yes, this is the story of "the Fountain Lady." A woman walking in a mall, texting away while oblivious to her surroundings, tumbles into a fountain. The episode is captured on video by mall security, the video is released to YouTube and goes viral. No one knows who the Fountain Lady is and …
Law Firms Continue to Face Daunting Challenges
Let's piece together some insights from the Hildebrant Baker Robins/Citi Private Bank 2011 Client Advisory:
- "The growth in demand ("total billable hours recorded by firms included in a particular database. [fn.1]) for legal services has been negative in each of the past seven quarters."
- Billing realization rates ("that percentage of standard rates actually


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Every neighborhood has an Italian deli that stands out from the rest. For one portion of the San Fernando Valley, that deli is San Carlo Italian Deli. Owned and operated by Italian immigrant Giovanni Roberto and his family, this deli has been serving up great food to locals since the 70's. Unfortunately, the original location burned down and the deli relocated to the current location in 1992.
The deli is modest and small, but offers a large selection of meats, homemade sausages and freshly baked breads. Every aisle is filled with imported goods from Italy and the meat case only holds the highest quality products. Someone from the Roberto family is always behind the counter and greets every customer with the same familiarity and enthusiasm. You will feel like a regular on your first visit.
If there was one item on the menu that I cannot resist, it is the panzerotti. The pizza like dough is stuffed with mozzarella cheese, tomato sauce and fried to golden perfection. The outside is crunchy, but the inside is doughy and oozing cheesy goodness. Native New Yorkers have told me it reminds them of a New York pizza. This is the perfect appetizer to share between two people because eating the whole thing will leave you with no room for a sandwich or pasta.
Pastrami Sandwich
6.99 large
The toasted roll is packed with thin slices of juicy and flavorful pastrami. The tangy mustard and pickles are the perfect compliment. The juices from the pastrami is soaked up by the bread, but it doesn't make it soggy. It can be a messy sandwich, which only makes it better to eat.
San Carlo Special
6.99 large
The freshly baked roll is filled with salami, mortadella, capicola, provolone cheese and dressed with mustard, mayo, tomato and lettuce. This is a good cold cut sandwich, although a few more slices of deli meat would make it even better.
Overall, going to San Carlo is like going to grandma's house. The food is made with love and care which makes it a comfort to eat. The taste and quality are an added bonus. Their food won't change your life, but the ambiance makes it better than other deli's in town. The next time you are in the area, stop by San Carlo for a bite to eat.
San Carlo Italian Deli
10178 Mason Ave
Chatsworth, CA 91311
ParkingPlenty of parking in the private lot shared by several businesses.


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The AWS Marketplace is where software producers may list their works for users of the AWS environment to access. Debian has worked with the Marketplace team to produce images of Debian and make this easier for AWS users to find, and to trust, these images.
Naturally, Debian charges nothing for these images. Debian has produced these images in order to help its users gain access to trusted images.
Debian agreed to the Terms and Conditions on 2012-11-15 (signed online by James Bromberger, delegated authority of Stefano Zacchiroli (firstname.lastname@example.com)).
For more information about Debian on Amazon Web Services EC2, see the Amazon EC2 Image page.
Creating Images for AWS Marketplace
Debian has been creating AMIs in AWS account number 379101102735. All 'master' images are generated in the US-East-1 Region, and made marked as 'public' to any other AWS customer, along with the corresponding snapshot for the AMI. After submitting the ?ProductLoadTemplate spreadsheet to the AWS Marketplace team, they duplicate the referenced AMI(s) into their account, and then re-distribute this to all AWS Marketplace supported Regions worldwide. Hence the original DD-generated AMI has one ID, and the AWS Marketplace 'owned' images have a new ID. Likewise, the snapshots that these AMIs rference will also have new IDs, but the content MD5 should match the original.


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|(source) this reminds me of my favourite cover of Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre
Hello everyone!
I promised more reviews and I think I've upheld that promise with three consecutive book reviews. But they're not very interactive, so how about a topic post?
I've gone through about every classic that I consider interesting (excluding Pride and Prejudice, or any Victorian novel, really). Like I did with films, I decided to venture forth into the foreign market. My first thought was French contemporary novels. The French often lead in everything, like they did back in the Enlightenment producing great writers like Voltaire and Montesquieu, and in fashion and much more. I decided that my first step into modern European literature should be with the French, then with the Spanish, and then into the mystery and thriller of the Nordic countries. However, on my search for foreign books, I found very few. When I explored Goodreads Lists section, most titles were in French and weren't even translated to English titles. I searched through my local library's online catalogue and found maybe a couple of French books translated to English. I myself have read the French modern classics, which I'm sure most of you have already read: The Stranger by Albert Camus, the works of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. But past the existential fiction boom, what other books do we know that are written by the French?
I went online to do some research and found two contrasting articles. One from BBC titled "Why don't French Books Sell Abroad?" and a response article on Frenchculture.org titled "Why do French Books Sell Abroad?". Both made interesting points and cited fascinating facts. For instance, the Anglophone book market prefers English books. Americans don't need foreign books because they have their own contemporaries at home. Plus American publishers are turned off by the high costs of translations, so they are complacent with sticking with American-born novels.
|French book covers are not made to look appealing (from BBC)
BBC: "As for US publishers, they're so convinced that with 350 million potential readers and a big stable of American writers, they've got everything covered - every genre, every style. So why bother?"
French Culture: "It is not that French books don't export (in fact, they do quite well in other countries), but that the demand for translations in the UK and the US is not at its best."
BBC: The costs and difficulty of literary translation are clearly part of the problem. So too is the fact that the Anglophone book market is thriving - so the demand for foreign works is limited.
French Culture: "1% of novels published in the US are translations, whereas in France, they count for about 33% (American novelists, loved by French readers, hold the first rank)." <--i found="" interesting="" p="" this="">
French Culture offered a rebuttal to BBC's dire statements about the decline in foreign literature in Anglo-Saxon countries.
French Culture: "French literature does sell abroad, and it sells better than ever...The number of books translated from French to English has increased by about 30% in the last few years [1]. According to a list compiled by the Book Department of the French Embassy in New York, many more translations from French are published than the available statistics usually suggest: between 300 and 350 translations from French are being published in the US every year, among which at least 62 were contemporary French novels in 2012, and 77 in 2013."
With all of these is the simple fact that the American book market doesn't favour foreign literature. I can't even name one French contemporary, post-war novelist. I find it...regretful that the French read more foreign literature than Americans do. It's a problem that not only are foreign (translated) literature books aren't as popular, but they're not even made available. And if they are, they're not translated. If I can't even dip my toes into French contemporary literature, then how am I expected to explore the wide array of culturally enriching literature of Europe? I would like to offer a protest to publishers, but I know that they're already suffering from e-book sales and a general decline in book sales due to the still somewhat difficult economy.
On a slightly relevant tangent, I'd like to mention something else
- French cinema is literally non-existent outside of French countries. I'm pleased that Bollywood's appealing to Anglophone countries, but I'd like to see some other foreign films in the cinemas. My favourite director ever, Xavier Dolan: well, his new film Tom à la ferme was released in 2013, but unfortunately it won't come to American viewers. His first film, which will forever be my most favourite film ever ("I Killed My Mother"), was one that I discovered by chance by going trailer hunting on youtube for foreign films. I connected so much to it, and I'm incredibly fortunate to have found it. I wish that films as amazing as his could be shown to American audiences, and viewers like me.
Anyway--what's your opinion of foreign literature and maybe even foreign films in American markets and media? Do you think something should be done, or should foreign gems be kept hidden for those willing to find them?


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Holy. The Orishiki Clutch by Naoki Kawamoto is more work of art than handbag. Orishiki is a union of the world "Ori" taken from the paper folding art of Origami and "Shiki" taken from the traditional Japanese wrapping cloth named Furoshiki. Created from a single piece of material with triangular origami-fold inspired segments, the vibrant magenta fold lines and glossy faced end result are stunning. I think if this was my clutch, I would have to carry it around empty as it would be next to impossible to stop folding and re-folding it!
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Split RTA board gives stop sign to Engineering appeal
With a 5-4 vote Dec. 9, the board of the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority (RTA) said good-bye to the way major RTA projects in Colorado Springs have
been managed for the past five years.
The rare split vote reflected the two schools of thought on the request by City Engineer Cam McNair. Board members in the majority expressed concerns about tainting public trust in the regional body that voters approved in 2004. Meanwhile, those in the minority (including all three members of Colorado Springs City Council) believed McNair's request was efficient, economical and within the spirit of the RTA rules; they also felt it provided the surest way to finish the "A-list" projects pledged for completion in that same election.
The board decision left uncertain how the city will go about managing $17 million in major, privately contracted projects in the coming year. These include the $224,000 Highway 24/21st Street safety project, which was to have started in mid-November but has been delayed indefinitely because of the project-management brouhaha.
The RTA is funded with a 1-percent sales tax; split between projects (55 percent), transportation maintenance (35 percent) and transit (10 percent). Its board is made up of representatives from member agencies.
The issue arose because City Council eliminated funding for RTA project management as part of its budget cuts for 2010. So McNair's pitch to the RTA was basically this: The agency will now have to fund the management of city projects itself, at a cost of about $1.2 million. So the best solution, at least for 2010, would be to contract with city engineers who are knowledgeable about the projects and would cost less than private engineers because the RTA would only be billed for city employees' salaries/benefits (the city continuing to pay for their office space and other costs).
"I understand it's a matter of principle," he told the board. "But engineers have principles too. It's something we've agonized over quite a bit."
A side effect of the board's vote is the elimination of the equivalent of 20 or more full-time positions from City Engineer-ing after this month, based on McNair's information about time spent on RTA work throughout the Engineering Department. Several City Engineering staffers had been watching the vote, knowing their jobs were on the line.
This weighed on the mind of Sallie Clark, a Westside resident and El Paso County commissioner. "I know many of those employees," she said in announcing her vote against McNair's plan. "I don't like making this decision today."
However, she explained her trouble with having the RTA suddenly start funding administrative costs that the city used to shoulder. While conceding that she did not see the request as illegal, "If we do it this time, are we opening the door to backfilling our own budgets?" she asked.
The strongest voice against McNair's request was from Wayne Williams, a city resident who is also a county commissioner. He insisted that voters in 2004 had a greater interest in the RTA using all the funds possible for actual projects (plus the required percentage for transit) than in completing all the A-list projects. "The farther we depart from that, the more we jeopardize renewal of the RTA by the voters [in five years]," he said. "Voter confidence is a very fragile thing."
City Councilmember Jan Martin, also a Westsider, took the opposite view. "The public wants us to be more efficient," she argued. "If we contract this out, the projects will stop while this [finding one or more contractors to manage the city's RTA projects] takes place… These are historic times, extraordinary times. We're pushing city officials to find solutions."
Complimenting the engineering staff, City Councilmember Larry Small added the point that under the current project-management system all the RTA projects have been completed "at or under budget."
Mayor Lionel Rivera was the third councilmember to back the request, introducing a motion in the wording that McNair had suggested. He also sparred with Williams, who had criticized what he termed as a monetary gap in Engineering's financial calculations. Rivera's response was that the city wouldn't have as much of a financial shortfall if the county hadn't "changed the formula" for the money from a separate road and bridge tax so that the county now keeps it all instead of sharing it with other government entities in the county, as once had been the practice.
According to McNair, project manager duties take in budgets and schedules, public communications, utilities relocations, coordination with other governments, legal matters, permit approvals, rights of way and ensuring that work meets specifications.
McNair's request had the unanimous support of the RTA's Citizens Advisory Board; also, during a public comments period, several speakers in the road construction business (including a few involved in RTA contracts) spoke in favor of keeping the city team.
However, Williams was skeptical of the speakers because of their RTA ties and because of an impression - denied by McNair - that the latter had solicited public support before the meeting.
The five votes against McNair's request were Clark, Williams, Green Mountain Falls Mayor Tyler Stevens, County Commissioner Dennis Hisey and Ramah Trustee Pamela Smith. The four in favor were Rivera, Martin, Small and Manitou Springs Mayor-elect Marc Snyder.
Westside Pioneer article


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I checked my
pockets for change, my cell, or anything else that I
couldn't carry on Shabbos. My pockets were totally
empty. All my belongings were in the dressing room.
Little-known acting fact #1: Actors onstage never have
any non-essential items in their pockets because it
looks weird on camera, like your thighs are pregnant.
Of course I already could have guessed that, but now
I knew for sure. Maybe I could have carried my keys,
if I was inside the eruv — there was this
thing called an eruv that surrounded the Jewish
part of town; on Shabbos, you couldn't carry anything
outside an eruv — but I didn't know
whether the eruv boundaries surrounded the studio.
I'd never thought to look it up..
"You know it," I said, a gleam in my eye.
And then I was on the street.
I didn't know how to get home, just which way the limo turned and which vague direction home was. I knew my cross-streets. I saw the Hollywood Hills in the distance. If I just walked a few miles one direction, a bunch of miles in another, I'd get to my intersection.
Then I remembered I wasn't supposed to go home. Miles away in the Pico Robertson district, I had strange, foreign West Coast cousins who expected me to show up for dinner and sleep on their couch. Their address was sitting on my kitchen table.
I breathed hard. The Los Angeles air got clearer at night, but not by much. The stars were starting to swell into existence up in the sky.
I needed to act responsibly right now.
I looked left, looked right. I figured my best bet was to get home, if I could find it. Then I could decide where to go from there. I could always pray alone, and, G-d willing, there was enough food in my refrigerator to feed me through Shabbos.
I decided on the direction where I thought home lay. I walked round the studio perimeter, found a street, and started walking.
Los Angeles was huge and amorphous. No one in LA walked; I knew that. The boulevards were long and bright and spread-out. There was nobody else walking on the streets. I'd never felt like such an alien. I knew the trip back home was enormous-it would take me two hours, at least, possibly three or four but the sun was already setting, and I didn't have any other option. Red thatched roofs lined the East Hollywood pueblo houses, lines and lines of them in a rote order that repeated endlessly as I walked.
After a while, I heard music from a few blocks away, the hum of amplifiers and screeching electric guitars. A few broken notes blared, and then a period of silence.
Since I had to cover the entire length of the neighborhood anyway, I followed the sound of punk. I was like Hansel and Gretel on the road, stopping every few minutes when the noise stopped too, trying to judge direction by the stray bursts of staccato. The houses started looking more Hansel and Gretel, too, as I walked further into the Latino area and farther and farther away from the white Melrose district.
The guitars were louder than ever as I turned onto this block where all the houses were flamingo pink and minty green with brown trim. A garage door was wide open, hovering in the air. A semi-circle of kids smoked on the pavement outside. They all wore leather jackets. In the warm, microwavey eighty-degree L.A. evening, it could only mean one thing.
I wanted to ask them for permission to go in. I didn't. They gave me antsy once-overs. I stared back indifferently. They nodded coolly. I turned around and walked into the garage.
From the outside, you couldn't tell how big the garage was. Forty or fifty kids crammed inside. I pushed my way to the front, squeezing my shoulders between lanky boys in plaid and the preppie girls who are always at these shows, looking so out of place. At the New York clubs, I was like the only girl who actually wore fatigues and band shirts. It's like, the sex stereotypes don't apply to punk boys, but people still think punk girls are supposed to look like J. Crew models. In the front there was a row of girls with mohawks. I stood with them. I was still in my Modern Cosmopolitan Wardrobe clothes, but I hoped they could see through to the real me. The staccato guitar had been getting more and more constant as I got closer to the house. The two guitarists faced each other, right in front of the drummer, and every few seconds they played the same riff. The drummer counted time in the air with his drumsticks.
Ready? mouthed one of the guitar boys to the other.
The other nodded.
Their perfect posture swung into three dimensions. They threw their guitars in the air and ran the scales wildly. The drummer crashed into action on his snare drum. He pounded the cymbals until brass shards flew off the ends. The crowd pounded their heads in the air. Tiny fists beat out the rhythm on my back. We all started dancing.
"!Caramba!" somebody yelled out. I gave the rest of the kids another glance. Everyone here was Latino. I wasn't sure whether to be culture-shocked or not. My stomach twisted in a knot with that Am I Allowed To Be Here? dread. Then I realized-it's a punk show. Who the hell can't be at a punk show?


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Either activate the Sound setting using the flat, circular button on the bottom or the standard 6 Function Multicolor setting. Dimensions: – 16 in. long x 1.5 in. thick – 3 LED Colors (Red, Blue, Green) mix and change together. – Already comes with 2 Replaceable AG13 Batteries


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Sunday, May 25, 2014
Friday, May 23, 2014
Wicked [via iPhone]
These are the unfiltered shots of the photo I posted on Instagram yesterday- I am totally in love with this Lime Crime Velvetines lippie in Wicked! Thanks so much to Flaunt Your Curves on Instagram for sending me a cute congratulatory gift, this is honestly my new fave shade!
Other gunk on my face:
brows- MAC eyeshadow in Brun + clear brow set
skin- Chanel Purete Mat pressed powder + Maybelline's Dream Matte Mousse (for the eye bags + corners of my nose) + MAC blush in Melba
eyes- Revlon Colorstay Overtime mascara + my dark circles as eye shadow
Labels: iPhone, makeup, Raleene Cabrera, self
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Giveaway: 3 Punchdrunk Panda camera straps!
Before the official release, I was fortunate enough to join the Punchdrunk Panda team with some bloggers for a preview of their latest collection of camera straps. They're really cool, functional, durable and proudly Filipino-made!
You can view the full brochure HERE with more info about the designs and artists.
They were also kind enough to give me 3 camera straps to give away to my readers!
Air SLR camera strap by Jo Malinis
Land SLR strap by Dan Matutina (top) and Wilder compact camera strap by Fran Alvarez
3. Tweet or Instagram "I want to win a @punchdrunkinc camera strap from @raleene! #RaleenexPdP" (You may edit the text as long as Punchdrunk Panda and I are tagged + the hashtag is included)
4. Email me your name, the link to your tweet and your preferred camera strap (email@example.com)
Deadline is on June 15, 2014! Please Tweet, Instagram and e-mail me just ONCE. Winners will be notified through Twitter DM.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Bloggers United 7 x Sunsilk's Summer Fair - Giving away 10 tickets!!!
The 7th Bloggers United x Sunsilk's Summer Fair is less than a week away!!!
May 10 (Saturday)
10am to 9pm at the Metrotent Ortigas (inside Metrowalk)
Experience the biggest and most exciting Bloggers United yet on May 10 at the Metrotent Ortigas, as the team partners with Sunsilk for the grandest SUMMER FAIR ever!
Now a biannual tradition for Manila's top fashion & beauty bloggers, the Bloggers United 7 x Sunsilk's SUMMER FAIR will feature 50+ bloggers' booths where your favorite online style icons will be selling affordable pre-loved and brand new items, as well as sponsors' booths who each have their own exciting promos & gimik. Aside from this sought-after shopping experience and meet-and-greet, Sunsilk brings in more fun and adventure to the event with game booths, challenges, a pop-up salon, and other surprises for you and your #SunsilkHairkada.
Get in for free by bringing a 180mL Sunsilk Pink bottle. No bottle? No problem! You could still buy tickets at the venue for P100. This is just a 1 day affair, so don't miss it! See you there!
In Partnership with:
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Official Hashtags: #BU7xSUNSILK and #SummerFair
4.) Tweet/Instagram the poster and include this in your caption: "I want to win #BU7xSUNSILK #SummerFair tickets from @raleene!"
Official Hashtags:
#BU7xSUNSILK and #SummerFair
Deadline is May 9 (Friday), 9:00 AM. I'll be sending the winners direct messages on Twitter by noon.
See you guys there! :)
Labels: bloggers, Bloggers United, contest, events
Friday, May 2, 2014
Manila is a Sauna
Snapped before soaking up the sun this morning. Finally had some hours to kill thanks to Labor Day!
Indy - New York Noir neoprene bikini c/o Triangl Swimwear, sunglasses- Chanel.
Labels: outfit, Raleene Cabrera, self
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Being a vegan in an animal product based society poses more challenges than just finding a restaurant to eat at. Chances are if you're a vegan you've been asked, "where do you get your protein if you don't eat meat, eggs or cheese? " Every person who finds out I'm vegan asks me this question. Many people think that meat=protein and that's the only way to obtain the proper daily amount of protein. Sorry to burst any bubbles, but that is not the case! Keep in mind that the average woman requires about 46 grams of protein, and the average man requires 56 grams.)
1) Green Peas: One cup of peas contains about 7.9 grams of protein. Peas are no longer just for the dinner plate, they are now made into protein powders as well. Sunwarior Protein Powder is a combination of pea and hemp protein.
2) Quinoa (KEEN-wah): This one is a personal favorite. One cup of quinoa contains 8 grams of protein. Not only is it packed with protein it is contains high amounts of all the essential amino acids. Essential amino acids are the ones that the body can't produce and must be taken in through the diet.
3) Beans (legumes): Beans are perhaps the biggest staple food for most vegans. With there being such a wide variety and uses its easy to see why (how affordable they are helps as well.) Just one cup of black beans contains a whopping 42 grams of protein! That is nothing to sneeze at. Every bean has a different protein amount and a different use, but they are all great sources.
4) Nuts: A great source of protein and healthy fats. They are a quick source of protein when on the go. A half a cup of almonds contains 15 grams of protein. Most commonly people ingest nuts in their "butter" form. 2 tbsp of peanut butter contains 8 grams of protein. Other nut butters are on the rise in popularity, cashew, hazelnut and almond butters are also great sources of protein.
5) Soy: There is always controversy around soy but one thing is certain it's a good source of protein. Tofu contains 10 grams of protein per half cup. But soy protein doesn't just come in tofu form. Tempeh is another form of soy protein that contains 31 grams per cup. Both of these examples have an endless array of uses.
It's easy to see where vegans get their protein. The sources aren't even limited to these, there are so many other plant based sources to choose from. Every plant has protein, these are just sources with higher amounts. The next time someone goes to ask you where you get your protein you'll have a good response.
Bridget Newman, nutrition and dietetics student at The University of Akron


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(sounds like teeg)!
CityWitches founder, Witchcraft Trainer, Certified NLP Coach and Certified Hypnotist.
With all the traditions and religions available to people, it can be hard to find something that fits, and even harder to sift through the structural elements of those systems to understand how and why they work, and what factors in when they don't work.
So, I became an expert in altered mental states, and eventually certified in hypnosis by the National Guild of Hypnotists. Likewise, I uncovered the power that words have in ritual practices and in everyday life, and so became certified in Neuro Linguistic Programming, a coaching technique based on the science of behavioral and language patterns.
Now, I spend my days supporting this awesome group and teaching the skills I've discovered to a handful of students a year in this very witchcraft and life coaching program.
I look forward to working with you and seeing you claim your power!
Much love,
What's the program all about?
Understanding the mind vs the brain.After years of following rituals and testing and retesting magic through many different traditions, working with trance and altered mental states as a certified Hypnotist and NLP coach, I've discovered that most of a person's magical power truly exist in the mind. While we use tools to help train us, to create patterns and neurological pathways that allow us to easily access our magic, they are just that. Simply tools.
The real magic comes from in side us.
I believe that my mind is not restricted to my brain, assuming that we agree that the brain and the mind are categorized differently: The mind being the nontangeable manifestation of self awareness that results from neurosparks of the mechanical brain at work. And while the brain's neurological sparks signal thought, it is my opinion that all thought exists, in part, outside our physical greymatter, in a much more expansive, interconnected, and nontangeable environment. In other words…
While your brain exists on the physical plain, inside your head, your mind is vast and deeply connected to the universe.
Our brains function as more of a DIY-built receiver and data storage, tethering our minds to our physical bodies. This is a loose analogy, but you could think of it kind of as through your mind exists similarly to the internet and your body and brain are the device and operating system that allows you to process and utilize it.
And therefore, most of what we do ritualistically, in witchcraft, is to help us to use the power of the mind, which is magically expansive and complexly connected to a great many things we are still developing the language yet to describe.
And we do this through the best physical translation device we have: the brain.
As you become more familiar with how magic works, you will begin to burn neurological pathways in your brain that allow you to access the end result without as much effort and ritual tools. You can think of it as an operating system upgrade that you get as you practice magic regularly.
So what is does this operating system upgrade look like in action?
Over the course of six months, you will learn the Four Keys of Magic:
We'll cover the groundwork of witchcraft and higher level concepts in magic as well as self hypnosis techniques and other modern psychological elements that will help you to start creating more powerful, holistic magic.
1. Altered Mental State
Did you know that you already experience trance in your everyday life? Trance can occur during prayer or meditation and also when you mindlessly watch TV or zone out during a conversation. This "altered consciousness" is actually an incredibly powerful too for magic but we frequently don't use it for it's greatest potential.
Being able to get into a magical trance quickly and deeply will help you to meditate, to get the most out of your spell work, and to connect with your source of magic. And that is why I become a certified hypnotist and Neuro Linguistic Programming life coach, to teach my clients how to get into a magical trance state quickly and to break the blockages standing in the way of getting more powerful magic done faster.
2. Projection and Internalization
Projection and Internalization, which is your ability to create the scenario or experience what you want in your mind first, and then believe you already have it by imagining the smells, feelings, sights, tastes, and sounds that exist in that desired results. This is how we define our intent and create a link to the reality of it so that we can adopt it, so that we can step into the role of having the thing. Building this skill is building an intentional neural pathway in the brain that brands you as the person with the result you want.
3. Attachment and Detachment
Attachment, which is our desire for success or subconscious resistance to success... And Detachment, which is our ability to let go of resistance and let any desire for the results go, after the magic is done (should I go into explaining what a wanting attitude does, vs a having attitude?). Both of which contribute to what I was talking about earlier when I was referring to blocking the universe's most direct path to getting you the result you want.
4. Probability and Potential
The seen or unseen degree of separation between you and the results you want, and what mundane actions you can take to tip the scales in your favor and make the path clearer for the universe to give you your desire. I liken it to the sentiment that you won't win the lottery if you don't buy a ticket. It's the same with magic, it must have a path to reach you to begin with, in order to be successful.
How will you achieve the results you want?
Pr-Program Workbook & Intention Setting Journal
This workbook will guide you through questions and activities to help you get clarity on what you want to experience in our coaching. You will send this to me prior to our first session and it will form the basis of our work together.
Six months of private training, at two sessions a month
Every 2 weeks, you and I will come together for our 1:1 coaching sessions. We will meet for a total of 12 x 60 transformative sessions and one 30 minute magic preparation session, to dive deep and create powerful shifts.
We have A LOT to cover and I want you to really grasp your power. It takes time to practice and integrate the experiences you're going to have into your life through this program. That is why my clients commit to a six months with me - So that you have time to really put all your new skills to use.
Guided Meditations, custom assignments, and other fun digital content
You will receive a free copies of many of my magical hypnosis tracks, custom assignments and exercises, and I often invite my coaching clients to beta test new products for me for FREE.
Expert guidance in all kinds of magical systems and tools
There are so many topics we can cover to bring you into your power, that include:
Divination (Tarot, pendulum, scrying, etc.)
The Science and Psychology Behind Effective Magic
Glamours and Physical Transformation
Trance, Meditation, and Self Hypnosis
Lucid Dreaming and Astral Projection
Working with Spirits Constructs: Gods, Angels, Animal Spirits, etc
Working with Your Ancestors
Creating a Sacred Space
Astrology and Natal Chart Reading
Shadow work
Mindset Reboot/Abundance Mindset
Herbs and Kitchen Witchcraft
And So Much More!
Unlimited Email and Text Communication
You will have email access to me where you can get ask questions and get support on anything you encounter between sessions.
An Initial 30 minute magical preparation session
Prior to starting the program, we'll meet for an initial session to review your workbook and map out our key areas of focus for the months ahead.
60 minute Follow Up Session
Use your follow up session within 6 months of finishing the program to check back in and receive support and guidance.
Online Community Access
If you're part of our distance program, you'll be included in our inner circle FB community as CityWitches, including workshops and videos that are exclusive only to witches in our training program.
Discounts on Future Courses and CityWitches University Certification
Our online training course is in the works and as a mentor-ship student, you don't just get a steep discount on access to the CW University Online Program, but you also will receive certification of your completion of CityWitches Witchcraft Training, making you a formidable expert in both magic and modern psychology.
What can the Etruscans teach us?
Some time ago, one of my students was researching the Etruscan religion to work with one of their goddesses... And in researching, she discovered that this ancient civilization truly believed that the gods were communicating with them in every way, in every moment of their lives. That all events and experiences had meaning, devine communication, and a lesson. In fact, they even set up quadrants around their bodies that meant something. For example, if a bird landing to the front-left of their body, it meant something unique.
In essence, this civilization created a system for living divination that existed entirely in their minds. While it is important for us to learn the difference between biased assumption and open mind...
Isn't that deep, daily connection similar to what we want?
To communicate with the universe in every small part of our lives?
To feel that we are connected to something grand, and ancient, and vast?
To know that we are guided towards our purpose by our higher divinity?
So tell me, future CityWitch, does working with me to create an infinitely magical life feel right for you?
If you've never had a personal cheerleader, mentor, and coach before who was also a witch and modern psychology buff, then you're in for a hell of a magical ride. Together we'll create safe space to identify, heal, and turn your blockages into superpowers. You'll be guided to find the magic in your everyday life. You will be supported in your path to your power and held accountable to show up for the divine gifts that are your birthright. You will dig deep and learn to trust your heart and your intuition. You will discover your key to the solution to any problem exists in your mind already and I will help you learn how to access it when you need to and when you want to. You will gain the resources, the tools, the skills, and the guidance to create significant changes in your life around issues you may have been dealing with for years. And I will be by your side cheering you on for every win. Are you ready for the confusion, the fog to fall away?
With witching one-on-one coaching, the magic is infinite. If you know that now is your time to make change, to create a life you love and to release all the old patterns weighing you down, then 1:1 coaching will give you the support you need and I encourage you to sign up today!


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We are very excited to be bringing some mindfulness and meditation to the City with Elena Consoli!
King Chiropractic
68 Cornhill
Elena is a firm believer that yoga is for everybody and she especially enjoys bringing it to corporate offices and to places where people aren't as likely to have access to yoga.
Elena makes sure every student feels confident and comfortable while learning, and enjoys introducing yoga to those who want to start but might feel afraid or intimidated.
With her years of experience Elena is going to share with us…
– Simple techniques to help you rest after a long day
– Exercises you can do at your desk to ease tension in the body
– Meditation practices you can build in to your daily routine
To book your place – call, email, speak to us in office or follow the link below to RSVP
A guide to mindfulness and meditation with Elena Consoli
Friends and family are more than welcome too.
For more information on Elena, pop to her website:


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The BIA Pro Bono Project could not function without its committed team of screening attorneys. Screeners are experts in immigration law who volunteer their time with the Project to review cases at the BIA once per week. They create the redacted summaries of the cases that are circulated to Project participants each week. We thank them for their time and dedication.
Brittney Nystrom – Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
Ben Winograd – Immigrant and Refugee Appellate Center
Dree Collopy - Benach Ragland LLP
D.C. Drake – Drake Immigration Law, PLLC
Jason Dzubow – Dzubow & Pilcher, PLLC
Jocelyn Dyer – Human Rights First
Julie Soininen – Montagut & Sobral, PC
Karen Grisez – Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Liz Sweet – Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
Melanie Nezer – Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
Ofelia Calderon – Calderon, Racine & Derwin PLC
Paromita Shah – National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild
Sandra Grossman – Grossman Law, LLC
Vanessa Allyn – Human Rights First
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Britain will need to boost its generation of electricity by about a quarter, Scottish Power has estimated.The energy firm said electric cars and a shift to electric heating could send demand for power soaring.Its chief executive also said there would have to be a major investment in the wiring necessary to handle rapid charging of car batteries.Keith Anderson was speaking as the firm reached the milestone of 2,000 megawatts of wind power capacity. That equates to about an eighth of the British total.The figure includes Whitelee wind farm, on Eaglesham Moor, south of Glasgow, which has more than 200 turbines. Believed to be Europe's biggest wind farm, it is capable of generating enough power for all of Glasgow's homes.
In the past 18 months, the Spanish-owned company has been installing nearly a quarter of the British total, but the pipeline of work is coming to an end. Attention is turning to offshore wind.But Mr Anderson told BBC Scotland there would have to be a renewed surge in the building of onshore wind turbines if consumer demand was to be met.He warned that past experience with technology change had shown consumers could make the move faster than governments or companies expect.Once the price of electric cars falls to that of petrol or diesel, which it is thought will happen between 2022 and 2025, there could be a rapid shift in buying patterns and electricity usage.Earlier this month, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced a target of shifting from petrol and diesel-fuelled cars to battery power by 2032, while the UK government intends to make that shift by 2040.'Worst position'Mr Anderson said: "The worst position for this country to be in and the worst position for customers is that we get huge enthusiasm, people rushing out to buy electric cars because the price has come down, and then we can't allow people to plug them in because we haven't invested in the infrastructure."So one of the things we're looking at now is how we plan what has to happen to the distribution system."The estimate of a 20%-30% increase in demand for electricity comes after years of gradually declining power use, much of that due to growing energy efficiency and the closure of older, energy-intensive industries.
At the same time, old power stations – including Scottish Power's coal-burning plants at Longannet in Fife and Cockenzie in East Lothian – have been closed down.The added challenge of cars is the change in technology from an eight-hour overnight charge to a rapid charge of 15 to 20 minutes.If several car owners on a residential street plug those in at the same time, the system could not cope.Mr Anderson said: "The system that takes the wires into the house, down the street, to local businesses – how do we make sure it can cope with that level of demand? It'll take a long time to plan and deliver."'Let's keep going'Heating is the next frontier in the energy revolution, which has barely begun. In place of gas and oil-fired boilers in each home, electric central heating can be powered by renewable generation.
What we're saying to the politicians, regulators and customers is: let's keep going – this [wind power] has been a huge successKeith Anderson, Scottish Power chief executive
However, it is likely to require not only removal of a boiler, but the replacement of radiators and hot water heating pipes throughout a home. Mr Anderson said: "What we're saying to the politicians, regulators and customers is: let's keep going – this [wind power] has been a huge success. "We have been able to develop these projects faster and faster, and to deliver them more efficiently, at much lower cost. "Keep going, because that will bring costs down and make us more efficient for the future."If you stop now, the technology development stops, the innovation stops: the new jobs, the new roles, they all stop. You stop that for two or three years, and trying to restart it becomes more difficult and more expensive."Most of the recent onshore wind developments have been in Scotland, focused on the south west.The UK government has allowed much less onshore wind developing, in response to anti-turbine campaigners.It has also left onshore wind out of the auctions which offer generators a minimum price for their energy.These auctions have helped drive down the cost of renewable power, with offshore wind nearly halving in price.
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Animated GIF (pixel art / photoshop) -- Please Criticize
Louis3315 replied to Louis3315's topic in 2D and 3D ArtThank you for the tip and the link. I will be sure to try some harder techniques.
Animated GIF (pixel art / photoshop) -- Please Criticize
Louis3315 posted a topic in 2D and 3D ArtHello everyone I have just finished my first animated pixel art in photoshop. I was hoping that you guys could give me some critique. I made it a little too small so I had to size it up 200%, but I finally got it to where I thought it looked decent. My shading could have been better, but I think the perspective came out alright. I should really follow some tutorials first though. edit: I almost forgot my gif! http://imgur.com/CvKKPCq
Are some tools overkill for these types of 3D models?
Louis3315 replied to Louis3315's topic in 2D and 3D ArtThanks for the link and the advice! I really dig the art that person has made.
Are some tools overkill for these types of 3D models?
Louis3315 replied to Louis3315's topic in 2D and 3D ArtIf you enjoy both, and are progressing in both, just continue with it! I often (including less than 15 minutes ago) make 2D art in-between compiles, and as programming breaks. It's a different enough skillset that it uses different parts of my brain and switch from one to the other doesn't feel like work. Yes, I usually program for an hour or two, following lessons on Code Academy and Invent with Python, and then go do Pixel Art for an hour and come back. I think that Pixel Art is a good thing to learn while not programming because it allows you to see what you have made while you are making it. This makes it feel rewarding and fun with instant results, unlike programming, where the whole completed creations feels rewarding.
Are some tools overkill for these types of 3D models?
Louis3315 posted a topic in 2D and 3D ArtHello everyone, I recently took an interest in programming and pixel art. HTML and CSS were not programming languages, but got me excited about programming. I have started learning Python using Code Academy and Invent with Python. I have also been following tutorials on pixel art on youtube and deviantart. I was wondering if tools such as Blender and other high-end programs were too much for making low resolution graphics such as these: (skip to 40 seconds) I found this thread with tons of tools, though I already picked my tools (photoshop and after effects) for 2d art and animation. http://www.gamedev.net/topic/202348-3d--2d-software-information-check-here/ It looks like it was a sticky actually, though I googled it. I found it very helpful. I googled around, but obviously this is a specific question. I couldn't find anything referring to this exact question. Thanks, if anyone can answer me it would be very helpful. Please don't say I shouldn't learn art and programming at the same time, I really enjoy both so far (even if programming is tedious!). The people of reddit kept telling me I was an idiot for doing both.
A beginner in need of help. Python, and these resources I am using.
Louis3315 replied to Louis3315's topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingThanks for the link for ideas in the future. Those looks great as well. I have around 5-6 hours left over before I go to bed everyday. I will most likely be able to dedicate 2 hours to learning per day. During the weekends I can go crazy with my time though.
A beginner in need of help. Python, and these resources I am using.
Louis3315 replied to Louis3315's topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingThanks for the reply! Yes, It looks like a well thought out guide. I tried another guide but it didn't tell me WHY I was doing what I was doing, just to do it. I am currently using Code Academy to learn the basics of Python. I will then move onto these two books. It's good to hear that pygame is a decent library, even if it isn't an engine. I just want to be able to make a sidescroller, or a top-down game within the next three years of me learning. My brother is learning 3d animation and pixel art (pixel art for me too) as I learn programming. Hopefully we are both doing well over the next three years so we can work on some projects.
A beginner in need of help. Python, and these resources I am using.
Louis3315 posted a topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingHello everyone, I have recently begun college this summer for Computer Science. I am only taking general education courses during the summers to get then out of the way, but I figure I would start learning to program myself. my goals over the next three years are to be able to program GUI and menus for PC games, as well as make 2D/2.5D games. I know it won't be easy, and that's why I said over the course of three years I want to learn this. I know that I will have to make many small games and such but I am okay with that. I don't expect to make a title that is worthy of showing anyone for years. I was wondering which language would be good for PC gaming that is on the easier scale to learn. The language needs to be well documented and have 2D game engines that support it. If you do recommend a language please say which engine would be a good choice and why possibly. If I get no answers I will probably try my hand at Python. Unfortunately I can't find any game engine that has tilemaps and shaders. I found pygame, but I don't believe it is a full on engine. Anyways, If no one replies with other alternatives I guess I will try Python with these two pdfs http://inventwithpython.com/IYOCGwP_book1.pdf http://inventwithpython.com/makinggames.pdf If anyone has used them before, maybe you could tell me how they worked for you. Thanks a bunch! I really want to learn tons on my own while I go to college. Once again, please do not reply saying that I have to start small and can't make my own 2D RPG right away. I know this, I am planning to learn for three years until I attempt something of that scale, and then keep learning forever haha.


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Why See Gad Elmaleh?
Gad Elmaleh's The Dream Tour!
Gad Elmaleh has become one of the most recognizable comedic talents, and how he's taking those talents onto the road. The Dream Tour follows on from his American Dream tour, his first English language special which is now available on Netflix. On stage, Gad is the master of keeping his audience in hysterics, so be prepared to have you sides split!
Make sure you don't miss the Seinfeld of France as he continues to cement himself as one of the most beloved current comedians. His most recent work, Gad Gone Wild, finds itself a Netflix Original and showcases his incredible ability to perform in both French and English.
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PELHAM, N.Y. -- Six Pelham Memorial High School students were named the school's Athletes of the Week, the school announced.
The student-athletes honored were seniors Dan Dempsey, Ben Hurd and Gibson Smith; juniors Lorenzo Bertuccioli and Stefan Miklakos; and sophomore Claudia Dodge.
Dempsey, Bertuccioli and Dodge had outstanding performances at the winter track team's meet on Dec. 11. Dempsey won the boys' high jump, leaping 6 feet, 1 inches while Bertuccioli placed fourth in the long jump at 19 feet, 5.5 inches and third in the triple jump with 37 feet, 10 inches, according to a release from Pelham Public Schools.
Dodge came in third in the 600-meter run.
Hurd, Smith and Miklakos helped the varsity hockey team earn two victories over McQuaid Jesuit and Ithaca in the New York State Great 8 plus 1 tournament, the release said.
Hurd, a captain, scored five goals while Smith, also a captain, scored twice and had three assists. Miklakos added four assists for the Pelicans.
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Kidney cysts are commonly found in human body, especially for elderly people. If left untreated, once these cysts enlarge to some extent, they can be painful and symptomatic. Nowadays, more and more patients are prone to look for natural remedies to get rid of the discomfort. Well then, can milk thistle shrink kidney cysts?
Some doctor may recommend aspiration or surgery to control illness condition or remove cyst. Actually, some herbal medicines can help shrink cysts naturally, just like milk thistle. Then, how does the herb work for kidney cysts patient? Many benefits can be found in the following content which can help patients rebuild the good internal environment.
Milk thistle is a herbal supplement that detoxifies and protects vital liver functions. It can prevent liver disease and liver damage.
It can be used as a natural diuretics, which can help remove many wastes from body through urine.
It also has the function of antioxidants.
The herb also can prevent cancer, diabetes, atherosclerosis, infections and stroke.
Through the above analysis, we can see that milk thistle have many benefits for improving kidney function and body's internal environment. Meanwhile, I am sure that you may have a doubt: is really that milk thistle can shrink cysts completely?
According to clinical practices, milk thistle indeed can be helpful for patients with kidney cyst. But simply depending on this signal herb is not enough to stop the development of illness condition. Well then, how to do?
A holistic and comprehensive treatment should be applied as soon as possible. Here we do recommend you Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy. Through the help of osmosis, the active ingredients of Chinese medicines in the treatment can be permeate into kidney lesion. And the permeability of cysts wall can increase, blood vessels can be expanded, blood circulation can be promoted. All in all, it not only can help relieve symptoms but also can repair kidney damage from the root.