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The American supermodel, Cheryl Tiegs was born September 25, 1947 in Breckenridge, Minnesota. The living embodiement of the healthy model's look of her day, Cheryl is considered by many to be the first modern supermodel.
The Tiegs family moved to Los Angeles when Cheryl was young. The family was a modest one. Her mother was a florist and her father was a mortician. After she graduated high school, she had her head set on going to college. So to help finance her studies, she began modeling.
To pursue her modeling career, Cheryl felt it best that she move to New York. At 16, Cheryl had the first of her many Seventeen covers. It seemed that the California girl was in a never-ending battle for that publication's attention with another famed blond model of the day, Cybill Shepherd. In 1964 at 17 years old, Cheryl captured the first of her Glamour covers. She was recognized instantly for her athletic body, classic beauty, winning smile and mostly for her "All-American, Californian Girl" look. She then went on to have her face grace countless covers of all the top fashion, beauty and women's magazines including Harper's Bazaar, McCall's, Elle and Vogue. She made the cover of Time and was featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue three times.
Cheryl's three Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue covers came in 1970, 1975 and 1983. Although she was not selected for the cover in 1978, it was her photos from this edition that made her the one pinup girl to rival the famed television "angel", Farah Fawcett. While posing for that issue, Cheryl decided to go for a quick swim. Upon emerging from the waters, the photographers flocked to her like vultures to the kill for more pictures. They kept her for 50 additional minutes. Well, as she later learned from the published photos in that year's Swimsuit Issue, the little swim she had taken rendered her one-piece, white cotton swimsuit translucent. Though Cheryl had no idea of it until seeing the published magazine, that little dip would immortalize her forever as an icon and sex symbol.
Throughout her career, Tiegs signed numerous spokesmodel contracts, including a $1.5 million contract with Cover Girl Cosmetics. In 1980, Tiegs published her book, The Way to Natural Beauty. Her appearance in a pink bikini became one of the top selling posters of all time.
Cheryl is a successful business woman. In the 1981, she shocked the fashion industry when she refused the overtures of major names in order to accept a marketing offer from Sears & Roebuck for the production and retailing Tiegs's own line. Tiegs decided that she wanted to position the clothing lines bearing her name at the disposition of the average American woman. Sears was the perfect retailer choice to accomplish her goal. Together from 1981 to 1989, Tiegs' image and name help to re-launch the apparel giant's lagging sales in women's wear with her line designed for women and juniors. Her lines were distributed in no less than 700 stores nationwide and accounted for an estimated $100 million in revenue for Sears & Roebuck in its first year. This lucrative deal helped place Tiegs among the pioneers of celebrity-endorsed apparel. Her posing for Sears too was also a tremendous coup for the retailer as she brought in a never seen before element of sex appeal to the 100-year-old chain. This earned Tiegs in 1984 her second cover of Time magazine. In just under a decade, the Tiegs-Sears collaboration brought in over $1 billion in sales.
Today, Cheryl is involved in skincare. In her latest business venture, she promotes a new line of beauty products called Ageless Woman®. The products line boasts of bring to women Tieg's secret weapons against the skin's natural aging process.
In 1995, Tiegs was 47 years old and posed again for Sportswear Illustrated. Then in 2004, Cheryl joined other 70's and 80's former Swimsuit Issue supermodels Christie Brinkley and Kathy Ireland for Sports Illustrated 40th Anniversary special. Tiegs at 56 once again became the object of desire for millions of men. This opportunity also brought to her a new fan base of younger men.
With over 40 years of experience in the fashion business, Tiegs got back into the thick of things with a new women's wear line sold exclusively on QVC. She also followed in the steps of other supermodels like Naomi Sims and Beverly Johnson by launching her own wigs line. The line is produced by the beauty industry juggernaut Revlon Cosmetics. It features an array of accessories.
The supermodel of the 70's and 80's has been married four times: Her former husbands include Stan Dragoti (1970-1979), Peter Hill Beard (1981-1983), Tony Peck (1990-1995), and Rod Stryker (1998-2001). She has three sons, the eldest with Peck and twins with Stryker.
In November 2000, Tiegs was honored as the first MAC Fashion Icon. She received the award at a gala at the Beverly Wilshire for her contributions to the industry and for her role as a pioneer. She is also an inductee of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Hall of Fame.
The Brown Bunny (2003)
The Oprah Winfrey Show (2004)
Just Shoot Me! (2004)
The Write Stuff (2002)
A&E Biography: Nina Van Horn (2000) TV
Intimate Portrait: Cheryl Tiegs (2001) (TV)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996) ( TV)
Saturday Night Live (1989)
Powaqqatsi (1988)
Moonlighting (1986) (TV)
The American Sportsman (1982) TV
The Bob Hope Comedy Special (1981) (TV)
Superstars (1979) …. Herself
Battle of the Network Stars IV (1978) (TV) …. Herself – ABC Team Contestant
Dinah! (Sept 1977 and Oct 1977)
Good Morning America (1975); Beauty Editor (1976-1977)
"I didn't handle (celebrity) as gracefully as I would have liked. I don't know how you can. Every time I walked out the door I was on the cover of the New York Post."
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The Tanzania Project
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Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 6:30 PM (EDT)
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Over 60 albinos in Tanzania have been reported murdered for their limbs that have been ground and mixed with tribal medicine and sold by witch doctors as good luck charms. Others have disappeared or have been mutilated.
Assisting Children in Need (ACN) was asked by the Kilimanjaro branch of the Tanzania Albino Society (K-TAS) to assist them to develop a strategy to address the discrimination leveled against albinos in the region.
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MARSHALL ATMUR, farmer, P. O. Lima, was born in Harrison County, W. Va. November 29, 1828, son of Levi and Louisa
(Marshall) Atmur, natives of Virginia. Our subject was reared and educated in Champaign County, Ohio, where his
parents had settled in 1834, when he was but six years of age. In 1847 they came to Allen County, locating in Perry
Township, where they cleared and improved a farm, and lived and died. They had a family of twelve children: Marshall,
Mary A. (wife of Nelson McPheron), Ravena (deceased), Jesse H., Elizabeth (wife of George French), Lucy (wife of
George Williams), Matthias, Emma (wife of E. W. Parker), William, Martha (deceased), Eliza (wife of C. Aidridge),
Harriet (wife of Reuben Meeley). Our subject lived with his parents until twenty five years of age. In 1854 he
located on forty acres of land in Bath Township, which he cleared and improved, and here he lived ten years. In
1864 he settled on the farm he now occupies, a part of which he also cleared, on which he erected all the bui]dings.
He was in the late war of the Rebellion, serving 100 days in Company F, One Hundred and Fifty third Ohio Volunteer
Infantry; was at Georgetown Heights when the rebels raided Washington, and was honorably discharged at expiration
of time. Mr. Atmur was married September 8, 1853, to Elizabeth, daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth (Gottwald) Hoffman,
of Lima. and formerly of Pennsylvania. The issue of this union was eight children, of whom but two survive: Miner
A. and Clarence H. Our subject's paternal grandfather, John Marshall, was a native of Virginia, and among the earv
settlers of Perry Township. Mr. Atmur is a leading farmer of Bath Township. In politics he is a Republican.
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Oz pulled an Atwood quote on Harper today that made steam come out my ears. Go read it.
I call Godwin. This is ridiculous. Did you seriously* just call Harper a dictator? Did I really just hear you do that? Yes, it's true that dictatorships suppress dissent -- that's the fucking definition of 'dictatorship' -- but this particular excerpt stinks of some overly self-important whiner having to shell out for the top-shelf stuff herself when she's off telling the French how wonderful they are rather than having the taxpayer foot the bill. OK, maybe that's a bit reactionary of me. But it does seem like Atwood is overreacting quite a bit - nobody's in jail, nobody's even threatened with jail. Her overreaction weakens her criticism of a cut to arts funding by leaning on the threat-to-democracy angle rather than the more obvious (to me anyway) angle of the importance of Canadian art over the market's desire for it.
I do think Canadian art is important. I think it's good for our government to support it, because there are valuable pieces of art -- paintings, theatre, music, books, among many others -- that won't be made if there aren't grants to support them, because there's not enough of a market here for them. I disagree with the Conservatives' decision to cut arts funding.
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Stop by local Winn-Dixie stores to grab a free jumbo doughnut hole at participating Winn-Dixie bakeries as apart of National Doughnut Day on Friday, June 7.
Shoppers can choose from cake, powdered or cinnamon flavors, and are limited to one doughnut per customer per store visit, while supplies last.
National Doughnut Day is celebrated each year on the first Friday in June.
Winn-Dixie has five Southwest Florida locations, including a recently renovated store on Fruitville Road. Click here to find the nearest Winn-Dixie.
For more shopping news in Southwest Florida, follow reporter Justine Griffin on Twitter and Facebook or email her at email@example.com. Read What's In Store in print on Tuesdays.
Publix tops the charts in terms of customer satisfaction again this year, according to data from the American Consumer Satisfaction Index.
Lakeland-based Publix Supermarkets Inc. is No. 1 again in 2013 for grocery stores. Following behind is Whole Foods Market in the No. 2 spot and No. 5 is Winn-Dixie. Publix has been the highest ranked grocery store on the survey since 1994.
Jacksonville-based Winn-Dixie chain's customer satisfaction grew this year by 2.6 percent, which could be attributed to the brand's new look at renovated stores and its merger with Bi-Lo LLC, a South Carolina-based grocer chain.
Upscale apparel retailer Nordstrom topped the list this year for department stores. Following Nordstom was Target ranked second, and Kohl's in third.
The AMSI index tracks customer satisfaction in industries like grocery stores, retail department stores, drug stores and gas stations.
For more shopping news in Southwest Florida, follow reporter Justine Griffin on Twitter and Facebook or email her at firstname.lastname@example.com. Read What's In Store in print on Tuesdays.
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. has launched an online e-coupon program at stores nationwide, according to a statement by the Jacksonville-based company.
The digital coupon program will allow customers to load coupons directly onto their Winn-Dixie reward cards and redeem them in stores. Customers no longer need to clip paper coupons and bring them with to the store.
The program is available now. Shoppers can load e-coupons immediately by registering online with a Winn-Dixie reward card. Coupons are viewed and digitally "clipped" online, then stored onto a Winn-Dixie reward card account. Shoppers can save up to 99 coupons of each item at a time. To redeem, customers swipe their reward card at checkout and the savings are automatically applied.
"In an uncertain economic climate, being able to save simply is paramount, which is why we designed the Winn-Dixie e-coupons program to serve our customers' evolving needs by helping them earn great savings with a convenient, paperless and hassle-free experience," said Robert Onstead, senior manager of digital marketing at Winn-Dixie, in a statement.
Winn-Dixie is the second grocer in Southwest Florida to announce a digital coupon program. Publix Super Markets Inc. launched a digital coupon-clipping program in a limited number of stores in late 2012. Publix stores in Ocala and Alabama stores are still testing the service. Unlike the Winn-Dixie service, Publix shoppers use a phone number at check-out to redeem the coupons.
Coupon use in grocery stores is up by 27 percent since 2008, according to a study by Knowledge Networks, a California-based consumer research firm. The study shows that digital coupons are attracting more new buyers than print coupons by a margin of 35 percent.
There are a dozen Winn-Dixie locations in Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte counties. Winn-Dixie reward cards are also used for the grocer's Fuel Perks program, which allows shoppers to save 5 cents per gallon at participating Shell gas stations on gas for every $50 spent in groceries.
Photo by Mike Lang, Herald-Tribune staff.
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Barbara Skiles | Omaha, NE USA | 09/29/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"If you've never heard any of Bolton's work, I don't recommend this being the first thing you listen to by him. But if you enjoy his music, this album is great for the collection. "To Love Somebody" was the highlight of the album, and his rendition of "Drift Away" was magnificent. And all in between was great. Great for Boltheads, but I recommend getting introduced to his other work before nabbing this one."
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"Long before Michael McDonald did his classic Motown and soul covers, Michael Bolton did two collections of classic songs. This was co-produced by super producer David Foster and includes covers of songs by The Four Tops (Reach Out I'll Be There, with some of the band's members in the background), The Bee Gees (To Love Somebody), Sam Cooke (You Send Me, Bring It On Home To Me), The Beatles (Yesterday) and much more.
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Top Most Breathtaking Waterfalls to See in Kauai
Known as the Garden Island for its tropical landscape, Kauai is also home to countless waterfalls that complement other spectacular sites around the island including Waimea Canyon and the Na Pali Coast. A few of these gorgeous falls are easy to get to, and others take a bit of effort to experience. Here are the top most breathtaking waterfalls in Kauai:
Hanakapiai Falls
By far the most difficult to get to, the Hanakapiai Falls hike is impressive. After driving to the end of the road on Highway 56, park in the lot fronting Kee Beach and head out on the 2-mile Hanakapiai Trail. This is a very popular trek on the island so we suggest going early in the morning. Once you arrive at Hanakapiai Beach, it is an additional 2 miles upstream to the falls.
Wailua Falls
You can leave your hiking boots behind for this breathtaking display of Mother Nature. Wailua Falls, a double-tiered waterfall, is located just north of Lihue and is the most easily accessible on Kauai. Head north from Lihue on Highway 56 and take a left on Maalo Road in Hanamaulu. After traveling uphill for approximately 3 miles, the road ends at the parking lot of the falls. This adventure is definitely recommended for families with small children as there is no hiking involved.
Secret Falls
Named Uluwehi Falls, but known to locals and visitors as Secret Falls, are an extremely popular adventure on the east side of the Garden Island. The trail head to the falls is located up the Wailua River and requires water transport to get there. You can travel via kayak or canoe and there are several companies in the area that you can rent from, or you can always book a guided adventure.
Once you land your boat at the entrance to the trail head, you hike up to the falls on a trail that can be extremely muddy and slippery. Hiking boots are not recommended. We suggest either going barefoot, using sport sandals or tabis. If you travel at a relaxed pace, it takes about 45 minutes each way.
Waipoo Falls
Waipoo Falls is a glorious 800-foot waterfall in Waimea Canyon. You can see the falls from various lookout points along Highway 550, the road that takes you up to the museum and park. You can also snap magnificent pictures of the canyon from the Waipoo Falls Trail hike, a 3.2-mile round trip hike, which is located just off the highway between mile markers 14 and 15.


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Polydan & GMC after performing at the Barbados Hiphop Festival 2013
GMC's Third Official Solo Mixtape "Futuristic Dreams"
GMC's third official solo mixtape "Futuristic Dreams". Definitely a huge step up from the competition, in which GMC labels "Another classic tape". Rapping on controversial topics that other Mc's detour, GMC shows & proves he definitely is Barbados' "Most Underrated Hiphop Artist & Upcoming Hiphop Producer".
Bringing that same old hardcore, lyrical,punchline spittin' flava back into the Barbados hiphop industry. With 80% of the 'Projects' produced by GMC himself and crazy features from Barbados' top hiphop,rap & dancehall artist.
"Futuristic Dreams Mixtape 2013"
GMC explains: " after the release of re-construction it was all uphill for me, i started to get more focused knowing how tough it is for the average Bajan artist from the hood, avenue, block to be recognized in a soca/dancehall dominated market. so my aim on the futuristic mixtape was to bring a more conscious vibe to the game ". with his signature witty, metaphorical style & a huge step up in production, GMC once again delivered a mixtape fans label "Classic". With hits like "Hate Love Jealousy" "On My Own" "Futuristic Dreams" this mixtape is a definite must download!!!
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If you're into meek post-2000s escapist humor, then you probably enjoyed 2011's Hall Pass. The Farrelly Brothers' return-to-form starred Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate, and the regular batch of Rhode Island regulars, but also sported a hip indie soundtrack that included Röyksopp, Lissie, Deer Tick, Akron/Family, Black Mountain, Spoon, and Empire of the Sun. The latter's dreamy single, "Walking on a Dream", was the film's "theme song", if you will. Now, according to a tweet last night by the brothers' Twitter account, the Aussie collective will be scoring the long-awaited sequel to 1994's Dumb and Dumber.
Here's a review of the new @EmpireOfTheSun album. They'll be scoring Dumb and Dumber To! P http://t.co/8Ya70U9M9t
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Stars Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels are both on-board, and just last week the project was saved by Universal when Warner Bros. dropped it from their schedule. Little else is known about the film, though one would hope it's at least an improvement over the massacre that was 2003's Farrelly-Carrey-Daniels-less prequel, Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd. Perhaps Empire could wax nostalgic and cover Deadeye Dick's "New Age Girl"?
By the way, Empire of the Sun's sophomore album, Ice on the Dune, is currently out now via Astralwerks.


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After A Show, Paris, September 2014.
Super pretty colours for Spring!
Recreate her look (kind of):
Button-down shirt: AYR The Everywhere Top, Band of Outsiders Cotton Dressing Grandpa shirt, Theory Perfect cotton shirt, Elizabeth and James Carrine shirt, Topshop Neat Fit Chambray shirt, or ASOS 3/4 sleeve shirt
Black denim shorts: True Religion Joey Cutoff shorts, J Brand 1158 cut-off denim shorts, Siwy Camilla Cutoff shorts, James Jeans Sugar high rise short shorts, Black Orchid Boyfriend shorts, ASOS Reclaimed vintage Levi 501 shorts or Topshop Moto Black Daisy shorts
Bright sweater: J Crew Tilly sweater, A.P.C. Shetland Pullover, Topshop Fine Gauge Crew Neck jumper, Topshop textured Fisherman knit jumper, or DKNY cropped knitted sweater


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Soy pancake recipe= 2 eggs, 1/3 cup soy powder, 1/3 cup water, salt to taste, 1/2 teaspoon pizza seasoning, 2 oz parmesan cheese---Beat eggs and water together then beat in soy powder and salt to consistency of pancake batter. Pour half into a hot skillet with oil and fry like a pancake till browned and cooked through.
Add 1 1/2 tablespoon of pizza sauce to top of cake them add favorite cheeses and meat toppings, olives, mushrooms etc. you can put skillet lid over top and heat throughly till cheese is melted or bake in oven as desired. Makes two personal size pizzas. This recipe gets rave compliments from Matt who is a True pizza lover!
Carbs= 4 per pancake
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How to act for an incapacitated Savings Bond owner
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I recently received Power of Attorney for my cousin who has had several strokes. He has Savings Bonds but he cannot sign them. My bank says to send them to a Federal Reserve Bank, but how do I get them signed?


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Saudi Arabian Engineering Company Ltd. (SAECO) offers comprehensive and cost-effective repair, refurbishment and overhaul services for a variety of equipment used by the oil, gas, power and water industries and other industrial clients.
Founded 40 years ago, SAECO has a rich history of servicing important customers in Saudi Arabia.
We are committed to continuously develop and improve our human resources, services and capabilities to meet the ever-changing needs and demands of our customers in the industrial marketplace.
SAECO's scope of services cover:
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Of geometric design, the rectangular-shaped lapis lazuli clock face carved with a linear design, applied with yellow gold Arabic numerals and openwork hands, mounted on a stepped agate surround, supported by a lapis and yellow gold base embellished with coral sections, mechanical movement by Vacheron Constantin, circa 1929, the base and winding stem signed Boucheron Paris. Exhibited: Les Arts De La Bijouterie, Joaillerie, Orfèvrerie, Musée Galleria, June 1929. Boucheron, 130 Années de Creation et d'Emotion, Institut de France, Musée Jacquemart-Andre, Paris, 16 September - 31 October 1998. Literature: Cf. Figaro Supplément Artistique, Jeudi 13 Juin 1929, P.608 for a page of illustrations showing Boucheron's entries for the exhibition, amongst which is this clock. This page is reproduced above. Cf. Gilles Neret, Boucheron Four Generations of a World-Renowned Jeweler, Rizzoli New York, P121 for an illustration of this clock. Cf. Gilles Neret, Boucheron Le Joaillier Du Temps, Rizzoli New York, P175 for a full page photo of this clock.
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I'm scrolling through my blog all the way to the beginning, to 15th April 2015.
One year ago today. Happy anniversary to me! ...to us!
I rarely look back at my blog and read previous entries so it was really nice to see what I've shot, wore and where I've been. I remember the time I started this blog, I worked so hard in building the layout and working on the template for about three months before even considering writing; I must admit I am very proud and absolutely adore this blog and it wouldn't of happened without the support and the push from some people in my life to make me do this.
I recently met up with a friend of mine where we were talking about change and how people are so scared of change or being out of their comfort zone that they choose not to and to stick to what they know. I feel like this situation was similar for me just before this blog started as I felt that people would judge and criticise me - I too am not very good at change because the world is full of double standards. We thrive for people be different and that it is ok if others don't understand but at the same time we're be judged for being different and doing our own thing. Maybe that's something to think about, "you do you hunny!"
I didn't really know what I wanted to post for my anniversary entry so Pepo, my amazing best-friend and flatmate photographed me shortly after having my hair done. I love these photos so much, it's something that I would never shoot myself, if I ended up shooting myself. I think living with someone as sassy (if not more), with the same interest and career path as myself is something that will make or break, thankfully for us we have pretty much become husband and wife, we shoot completely differently as you can see from these images.
I guess that's all I have to say for now, but thank you for reading my blog. I am really grateful every time I receive a compliment about it, because at the end of the day I am only winging it and just writing what I like in hope that you do too.
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My first layout is based on the February Sketch. I used the lightest paper, The Grand Ball, for the base of my page and the Calling Card paper. I did some masking and used the little stars on the Forever Stamp for some texture. The Mystic Dragonflies are from my Etsy Shop.
I painted the Boston Lattice, Love, and Heart Set with heavy gesso. For the negative part of the heart I stamped with the Texture Stamp 1 when the gesso was still wet. It left a nice impression of the honeycombs. Once all the pieces were dry I did some misting for some color.
For my second page I want to use a whole different color combo from the sketch page. The reds and greens in the True Harmony paper is gorgeous. I also used the Twenty One paper for layering. I painted the Brick Panel chippy with gesso and stucco paste. Then rubbed some ink on the raised texture. You can also find the Prismatic Butterflies in my little scrap shop.
For the Cherish chippy I just painted it red and added glitter so it can pop from the page.
Finally, for my third page I've been waiting for the perfect time to use the Brown Eyed Girl Chippy.
The colors that I had in mind worked just right with the Sweet Song, Concerto, and Calling Card papers. I cut a bit off the end of the Beaded Strings chippy. I used my customer favorite butterflies, Vintage Petite Glasswings.
Thank you for visiting! I hope that I've inspired you!


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Last night I attended a Thailand report by our most recent team who returned from a medical/ dental trip last month. A local dentist and Woodside member of the White Lake campus, Dr. Jim Bedor, gave the presentation which showed the pictures and told the stories of the children in the orphanage and people in the villages that are finding new hope and a future in Jesus Christ. As Jim shared, there were times he seemed emotionally moved. In fact, for all who have been to Thailand there have been tears of joy as they watched these children grow, make decisions for Christ and be baptized. I remember well my own tears at the dedication of the orphanage. As the children sang songs in English and in Ahka, I wept as I thought of how their lives had been so dramatically changed from where they were to where they were now. Their smiles shouted hope, joy and gratitude.
But last night as Jim shared, my mind went back to another time and different tears.
It was the fall of 2005 and I was having dinner with a potential staff member to our Woodside team. Daryl Bursch shared with me that his hobby was to go to Thailand as often as possible. When I inquired as to the purpose, he talked with me about the horrible sex trade in that country that robbed children of their innocence and their future- children as young as seven and eight years of age. He told me that he had rescued young children from the streets of Bangkok and relocated them to an orphanage high in the mountains. He had done that 110 times. He wept as he shared the burden and I wept listening.
I later had Daryl share his burden with the Woodside family- we all wept. Those tears of burden are just emotion unless they are followed by action. Woodside sprang into action by generously giving and going. We put together a strategy, bought land, built buildings, sent teams and prayed. It is amazing to see all that has happened in the last seven years. We have plans to continue to develop and expand the orphanage along with developing that campus as a for Ahka evangelism and discipleship in Thailand, China, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam.
The tears of burden with work and prayer have produced tears of joy as lives have been eternally changed. Today I praise God for what He has done and I am grateful to the Woodside family for their willingness to be used of God. From tears of burden to tears of joy–and it has only just begun!


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Gerald Albright – G
Saxophone legend Gerald Albright started his career with Just Between Us (1987), followed by Dream Come True in 1990, Live at Birdland West in 1991, Smooth in 1994, and Live to Love in 1997, all on Atlantic Records, Groovology (2002) and Kickin' It Up (2004) on GRP, New Beginnings (2008) and Sax for Stax (2009) on Peak Records, Pushing The Envelope (2012) and Slam Dunk (2014) on Heads Up International. His newest album is G, which is released on his own label Bright Music Records.
Gerald comments the first track on his new album꞉ "Taking Control is a special song for me in that it directly reflects where I am in my career presently. I'm taking total control of my artistry and creativity with this song and the entire 'G' project. My musical center is in R&B and Contemporary Jazz. Taking Control, as the first single, mirrors those two genres in an effort to uplift the listener and promote the ultimate energetic groove."
On Taking Control Gerald performs all the horns and in a double feature also the bass. The forceful sax is the kicking solo instrument, while the agile bass runs in between as second solo part. Read Your Mind was an R&B hit by singer Avant from the album Private Room (2003). Gerald Albright fine arranged cover delivers the right shape, depth, and characteristic that you have been missed on the original.


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New Tony Hawk Pro Skater Coming to Xbox One and PS4
Yesterday, Tony Hawk confirmed in an interview with TMZ Sports that a new Tony Hawk Pro Skater game is in the works.
"I'm working on a video game. We're gonna have a new console game for the new consoles next year. A new Tony Hawk Pro Skater, yeah," Hawk told TMZ.
The interview was brought up after a video of Hawk riding an actual hoverboard surfaced. Hawk was then asked if the new Pro Skater would have a hoverboard in the game, to which he responded "why not?"
This news comes after the skateboarding legend tweeted that he was working with Activision on a new title that "fans of THPS series will be hyped" about, back on November 7. Along with the new console game, a new mobile game has also been announced, with no current further details.
While the game is definitely in production, a developer has yet to be announced.
The new Tony Hawk Pro Skater is set for release in late 2015 on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.


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Friday, May 14, 2010
Two classics by Little Walter
Almost forty years ago, during the summer of 1973, two friends and I made a trip to Florida and stopped in Memphis on the way home. Being blues fanatics, we quickly located a used record store that happened to have some unique treasures, original 78 blues recordings on the Chess and Checker labels. One of my friends was lucky enough to find some Little Walter 78's that at the time had not been reissued anywhere on LPs. I distinctly recall listening to some of these songs, "Who" "Break it Up" and "Up the Line" most of which only received scant attention in their time and very little airplay on local radio stations. By 1973 they had all but faded into memory, only the limited number of records still in circulation and the Chess vaults kept them alive.
Inevitably, a talent of Little Walter's caliber receives due recognition and all recorded material is eventually released. All of the songs we found in Memphis on 78 that summer have been reissued by Chess Records, in this complete Chess Masters Set. Even after the reissue, it took a while for some of these classics to find their way onto youtube. I had been looking for these songs for years, and finally Walter's deliberately paced originals "Who" and "Break it Up" were uploaded recently. Louis Myers' guitar work is magical on both and the harp solo on "Break it Up" is breathtaking. Two true classics of 1950's Chicago blues from the inimitable Little Walter Jacobs.
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Caught on Camera
Madelle Morgan
(Hollywood in Muskoka, #1)
Publication date: September 9th 2016
Genres: Comedy, New Adult, Romance
To achieve her dream of working on Hollywood film sets, star struck chambermaid Rachel Lehmann needs $35,000 for film school tuition by the end of the summer. When she's asked to fill in for a missing bridesmaid at a movie star's wedding, it's her big chance to take candid photos of celebrities and sell them to the entertainment media. Then groomsman Mickey McNichol, agent to the stars, sweeps her off her feet.Mickey's bitter experience is that everyone in show business fakes emotions. When he falls for the stand-in bridesmaid, he thinks he's finally met a beautiful woman he can trust. But if Rachel betrays his friends' privacy, Mickey will ensure she never works in Hollywood.
A light romantic read with just the right amount of humor!Perfect to kick back and relax with on a weekend!
Rachel works as a chambermaid at Sterling Inn Muskoka and she desperately needs a lot of money to attend film school if she is to achieve her dream of working in Hollywood.
Luck turns out to be on her side when the bride (of A-list actor Halden Armstrong-)Catherine "Candy" Kane finds out that she is short of a bridesmaid in her bridal party, as one of the bridesmaids isn't allowed in Canada as she has a conviction for driving under influence.As they scramble to find a perfect bridesmaid at the last minute, they come across Rachel who fits their requirements.Rachel is hired to be the bridesmaid and will pose as the bride's "cousin".
Rachel has a quick way to earn cash as the wedding will have lots of Hollywood guests.All she has to do is click a few pictures and sell them.But will she able to betray new friendships,relationships and her conscience to secure her future?
Mickey is Halden's groomsman and agent to the stars.He's been burned before and believes that almost everybody in the showbiz is fake.When he meets Rachel, she seems like a breath of fresh air and as they grow closer he begins to wonder whether he has finally met a woman who is real and one he can trust.But, what will happen when he finds out that Rachel might be planning to betray them?Will she go through with it?And will Mickey trust her even thought she might not be at fault?
Read on to find out!
I loved the mix of romance,humor and play on relationships in this novel!Rachel and Mickey were developed characters and the chemistry between them was well done.I loved how Rachel battled with her conscience and made the right decision in the end.Mickey was a little too distrusting at times, but one can't really blame him.The secondary characters also added to the plot and development.Another wonderful addition was Candy's maltese-Moppete.lol!So adorable!
The epilogue and ending was super sweet and perfect!
Can't wait to read more books in this series!!
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Madelle completed four novels before Ellora's Cave Publishing Inc. contracted to publish her debut romantic suspense, Diamond Lust—republished as Diamond Hunter—and a sexy, short free read, The Next Big Thing, in 2010.When Madelle realized her author voice is more suited to light, humorous contemporary romance, she went waaaay back to her teen years for the Hollywood in Muskoka series setting. Madelle, her sisters, and assorted pets enjoyed idyllic summers at a lake in the District of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, named by National Geographic Traveler magazine as one of their top 20 Best of the World Must-see Places.The Muskoka lakes' forested shorelines are dotted with palatial properties owned by wealthy families and Hollywood celebrities. At sixteen, being neither rich nor famous, Madelle worked briefly as a chambermaid at the now-closed Delawana Inn, a local resort.Madelle is retired from an engineering career in the federal public service and lives in Ottawa, Canada's capital, with her husband. She tries to keep fit with cycling, Pilates, and yoga, and dreams of owning a waterfront cottage. Or at least a pool.She tweets and posts on Facebook and Goodreads about Hollywood, filmmaking, Muskoka, and, of course, writing. She blogs the second Tuesday of the month at romancingthegenres.blogspot.com and occasionally on her own website.
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When baseball and union officials appeared before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 17, 2005, they presented figures that showed that baseball's two-year-old testing program had substantially reduced the number of positive tests for performance-enhancing drugs. According to the figures, the number of players who had failed drug tests in 2004 had dropped to about a dozen from about 100 in 2003.
But the accuracy of the picture provided by Commissioner Bud Selig, his deputy Rob Manfred and the players union's executive director, Donald Fehr, about how the testing was conducted has come into question. The committee's chairman, Henry A. Waxman, Democrat of California, has said he is troubled, and the committee's staff is planning to send letters to Selig and Fehr seeking answers to what Waxman has called "misinformation."
At the heart of the issue is the fact that the committee was not told that the 2004 testing, with its significantly lower positive test results, had been partly shut down for much of that season, what Selig's office later called an emergency response to an unforeseen situation. Specifically, the shutdown arose from the federal investigation of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative steroid ring.
As a result, players who apparently tested positive in 2003 were not retested in 2004 until the final weeks of the season, and might have been notified beforehand, perhaps skewing the overall test numbers for that year.
"It's clear that some of the information Major League Baseball and the players union gave the committee in 2005 was inaccurate," Waxman said in a written statement. "It isn't clear whether this was intentional or just reflects confusion over the testing program for 2003 and 2004. In any case, the misinformation is unacceptable."Continue reading the main story
Manfred, speaking for the commissioner's office, said that he and Selig had testified truthfully.
"The testimony of Major League Baseball officials was completely accurate, and we are happy to address any concerns that Congressman Waxman may have," Manfred said.
Michael Weiner, the union's general counsel, said in reference to Fehr: "Don's statements at the March 2005 hearing were accurate. If Congressman Waxman has any questions, we would be happy to respond."
When Selig, Manfred and Fehr testified in March 2005, they hoped to demonstrate that baseball had taken control of the issue of performance-enhancing drugs and thus did not need Congress to police the matter. Earlier that day, the retired slugger Mark McGwire had appeared before the committee and declined to answer most of the panel's questions about steroid use.
Selig, Manfred and Fehr offered the committee information about a still-evolving testing program that had begun with anonymous testing of all players in 2003, with no public disclosure of positive tests and no punishments. In 2004, each player was tested once, and players who tested positive were subjected to additional tests. If a player tested positive twice, his name was made public and he was suspended for 15 games.
In January 2005, baseball toughened the program again, mandating that first-time offenders be identified and suspended for 10 games, with second-time offenders suspended for 30 games.
The tougher penalties enabled baseball and the union to argue before the committee that they were aggressively addressing the drug issue. Still, what they did not tell the committee, in documents or in testimony, was how a federal investigation into Balco had collided with baseball's testing program in 2004.
Why that information was not given to the committee is unclear. But it seeped out almost three years later, in four pages at the back of the December 2007 report that the former Senator George J. Mitchell prepared on the links between performance-enhancing drugs and baseball. They describe a sequence of events that began when federal agents working on the Balco case seized laboratory results in the spring of 2004 that tied more than 100 players to positive drug tests in 2003.
For baseball and the union, the seizure of the test results was an alarming, and unanticipated, development. The 2003 results, under the collective bargaining agreement between baseball and the union, were supposed to be anonymous. Now, those results were in the hands of federal investigators and it was unclear what they would do with them, and whether those names would be made public.
It was this development, Selig's office later told investigators for Mitchell, that led to a testing moratorium in 2004.
First, baseball and the union imposed a moratorium on all 2004 testing not long after the season began. Shortly after, the moratorium for most players was lifted. The exact dates for both actions are not known, the Mitchell report stated, because relevant records were destroyed. But baseball and the union also agreed that the moratorium would remain in effect for those players whose test results had been seized by federal investigators until the union could inform those players about the Balco inquiry. In both cases, the union agreed not to tell the players there was a moratorium.
According to the Mitchell report, months went by before the union informed players that their tests had been seized until, sometime between mid-August and early September, Manfred contacted Gene Orza, the union's chief operating officer, about the need to do so.
In the following weeks, before the regular season ended, the players whose test results had been seized were finally tested. They were players who had apparently tested positive for a banned substance in 2003. It is unclear whether these players were told by the union that the 2004 tests were to take place.
The Mitchell report cited one player who said he was told by a union official in September 2004 that he had tested positive in 2003 and would be tested within two weeks. The report said two other players told Mitchell investigators that a union official had told them they had tested positive the previous year.
Mitchell concluded that "other players may have received similar notice."
Antidoping experts have repeatedly stated that any advance notice greatly enhances the ability of an athlete to avoid testing positive.
Still, regardless of whether players were notified by the union in advance, the fact that some players went nearly a full season without being tested may have affected the 2004 test figures.
"If you turn off the testing, you have eliminated the mainstay of your program," said Dr. Gary I. Wadler, a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
The testimony that Selig and Fehr gave to the Congressional committee in 2005 gave no hint of the 2004 testing moratoriums.
"In 2004, each player was tested on an unannounced, identified basis for the unlawful use of steroids," Fehr said in written testimony to the committee. "No player knew when he was going to be tested."
His testimony continued: "We have the results from 2004. Incidence of the use of illegal steroids declined significantly, from over 5 percent to approximately 1 percent. The data suggest convincingly that the 2004 program did work."
Selig said: "Each player was subject to one steroid test per season on an unannounced, randomly selected date. This type of testing was an important first step and will be continued in 2005."
Selig and Fehr were back before Waxman's committee last January to discuss the Mitchell report findings and, according to a committee staff member, the panel was prepared to ask the men about their 2005 testimony, and the fact that the 2004 testing moratoriums had gone unmentioned. But because Mitchell had to leave the hearing early to return to New York, those questions were not asked, the staff member said.
But now, with Waxman expressing his unhappiness and with letters headed to Selig and Fehr, what occurred in 2005 is likely to be an issue in 2008.
"Congressional committees tend to give parties the benefit of the doubt if they are forthcoming and upfront about problems they may have," said Deborah L. Rhode, a professor of law at Stanford University and the general counsel to the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment hearing of President Clinton. "Like anything, it is always worse when other information comes out later."Continue reading the main story


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Active on the scene for decades, 78-year-old tenor saxophonist Houston Person still seems to be a discovery for some. Both newcomers to his music and longtime fans will no doubt enjoy this latest recording featuring a formidable group: veteran pianist Cedar Walton (with whom Person first collaborated in the 1960s), bassist Ray Drummond and drummer Lewis Nash.
Person showcases his warm, enveloping tone and big sound, steeped in bop, blues and the Great American Songbook, on a set of beloved tunes, some still relatively unexplored. Opening is Milt Jackson's "Bags' Groove," where Walton takes the first solo, laidback yet abounding with spirit and sentiment; Person stretches out in luxurious fashion while Drummond and Nash contribute their own groove-enhancing statements. One of three ballads in the program, "My Foolish Heart" illustrates Person's fundamental approach to his horn, eloquently expressing heartfelt emotion in much the same way a vocalist might. Nash's swinging brushwork shines on the sumptuous "That's All" and "How Little We Know," and Walton shimmers on "Red Sails in the Sunset." The Ellington/Hodges gem "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream," largely unrecorded since the 1950s, is revived in grand style, with poignant solos by Person and Walton, as Nash and Brown sustain taut yet fluid movement.
Recorded at the legendary Van Gelder Studio, this throwback album is nonetheless fresh and imaginative. Aptly titled, it's a relaxed, compelling set on which Person and his bandmates demonstrate unaffected dexterity, swing and soul.


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I decided to use Mage for my project...she is colored with my Copics and then highlighted with both chalks and a chalk pencil. I then added pieces of this wonderful paper by Basic Grey and the sentiment words are from Momenta.
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Friday, June 19, 2009
SINGER RIHANNA faced new heartache yesterday over false claims that she stars in an internet sex tape.
The Umbrella star called in lawyers as the 13-second film spread like wildfire.
Her legal team moved immediately to get the clip deleted, amid threats that more fake footage will be released on Monday.
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Le Metro Bar and Brasserie
The Metro Bar & Bistro is one of the hidden secrets of Knightsbridge, long treasured by locals and visitors alike. Located on Basil Street within the stylish boutique Levin Hotel, the world's closest hotel to Harrods, The Metro serves up an eclectic and impressive selection of wines by the glass, complemented by friendly service from the efficient staff. The menu offers a wide choice of delicious classics such as fish and chips, sausages and mash and a selection of light dishes, each prepared from the freshest of ingredients by the chefs. You can also enjoy a traditional British afternoon tea, featuring homemade pastries, cakes and scones with delicious jams and a selection of delicate sandwiches, accompanied by tea and coffee or a glass of champagne. Open from Lunch and dinner, The Metro is the perfect place to unwind during your day of shopping, ideal for your lunch break or even informal meetings!
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Three Principles for Partnership
James Blackwell, President, Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration and Production
Chevron Corporation
Bangkok, Thailand, March 10, 2008
Good morning. It's good to be here in the beautiful country of Thailand and this dynamic region of the world. Chevron is proud to be a sponsor of Gastech 2008.
Our sponsorship reaffirms our conviction that natural gas is essential to a world that needs all the energy it can get for economic growth and human progress.
Chevron's history in the Asia Pacific region goes back almost 100 years. Our Caltex colors have flown across Asia for much of that time, and we have had a long partnership with the people of Thailand.
Many years ago, our products were delivered by elephants deep into the Thai jungle. Our floating service stations, pushed by boatmen with bamboo poles, made deliveries along Bangkok's famous canals.
Today, Chevron is Thailand's top producer of natural gas. There are more than 2,000 Chevron employees in Thailand and 90 percent of them are Thai citizens. More and more, Chevron is deploying talent from our Thai workforce throughout our operations around the world.
At the same time, Chevron's commitment to our Asia Pacific businesses continues to grow and a significant part of that growth story begins today.
This morning, we announced a greenfield LNG project for our Wheatstone field in Australia. The Wheatstone facility will be located on the northwest coast of mainland Australia and will include a domestic gas component to help meet the energy needs of Western Australia.
Wheatstone is a 100 percent Chevron-owned field and a tremendous growth opportunity for us. It provides another platform to commercialize the large gas resources that Chevron has discovered in Western Australia.
Australia is also the setting for the Gorgon LNG project, one of the most important gas projects in our industry today. I'll return to Gorgon in a few minutes, because the success of Gorgon depends on an effective partnership, which is what I'm going to focus my comments on today.
I'm going to talk about partnerships as they relate to the challenges and opportunities of developing the world's natural gas resources. First, I'll describe to you why I believe partnerships have never been more important – to our business, of course, but most importantly to the millions of people around the world who depend on the natural gas we find, produce and deliver.
Then, I'll discuss three principles that are necessary for effective partnerships.
Let me begin by providing some context. For over a century, innovation, collaboration and especially partnerships have been the backbone of a global energy infrastructure that interconnects and powers the world.
Today, we confront growing complexities, such as delivering the energy needed to drive economic growth while at the same time addressing climate change.
Countries at all stages of development face choices about how energy is produced and consumed.
Meeting global demand for energy is one of the most profound challenges of our time. We have a responsibility to address this challenge with a real sense of urgency.
The World Bank expects the global economy to double between 2005 and 2030. That economic growth is expected to increase global energy demand by 50 percent. To meet that demand, we're going to need all the energy we can develop, in every viable form.
During that period, from 2005 to 2030, oil will remain our primary energy source for transportation fuels. However, natural gas supply and demand will grow at a faster pace than oil.
Additionally, the Asia Pacific region is projected to become the largest consumer of oil and gas. This means that both natural gas and the Asia Pacific region are moving to the center of the world energy stage.
If the 20th century was the Age of Oil, then the 21st century is poised to become the Age of Natural Gas. The LNG, GTL and long-distance pipeline projects that are under way will help diversify the world's energy portfolio – an important step toward energy security that all nations seek.
The LNG supply coming online from Qatar, for example, is a dramatic example of this new Age of Natural Gas.
Globally, the use of natural gas in the power, industrial, commercial, residential and transportation sectors will deliver big benefits to our host countries, to consumers and to the environment.
So how do we make that happen? How do we turn promise into performance?
The answer has many complex and far-reaching elements. But the catalyst to successfully developing the world's natural gas resources is stronger, more aligned partnerships.
Let me explain.
We know that large reserves of natural gas around the world await development. We know that there's growing demand for this abundant and clean-burning fuel. And we know that we have the expertise and the technology to connect reserves with markets safer, more economically and with less environmental impact than ever before.
But just knowing all of this is no guarantee of success. To bring projects online more efficiently and faster, we're going to need stronger, more aligned partnerships.
This is an absolute imperative.
Today's gas projects are becoming bigger and more complex. They involve intricate commercial arrangements that use multiple interfaces covering different markets.
They involve multiple partners and stakeholders. They require billions in investment at a time of rising costs, and the twists and turns of the global LNG marketplace add yet another layer of complexity.
The hurdles are high, but so is the urgency of getting new supplies to countries that need natural gas to help sustain economic growth and rising living standards.
So how can we strengthen partnerships in ways that bring projects online more efficiently and faster? I believe partnerships today must be built upon a foundation of three strategic principles. These principles are:
- Shared respect;
- Shared capabilities;
- Shared rewards.
Let's take a look at each one, starting with shared respect.
All partnerships require alignment around common goals. That is why the first and most important principle of partnership must be to respect, appreciate and understand differences.
A good example of shared respect is Sonangol's Angola LNG project, where partnership has been raised to a new level in the Angolan oil industry. The project has multiple joint ventures supplying gas associated with oil production to a liquefaction facility with five partners, including Chevron.
Aligning stakeholders has not been easy. But we've respected differences by focusing on common goals, identifying issues and maintaining a commitment to finding solutions that we can all embrace. As a result, we have forged strong alignment of partner strategies, and now Angola LNG is under construction.
The second principle is shared capabilities.
Recently, Chevron signed a 30-year production-sharing contract with Petrochina for the joint development of the Chuandongbei natural gas fields in central China.
In addition to resources, Petrochina brings to the partnership extensive knowledge about the area, having discovered the fields and started development.
Current plans call for the construction of two sour gas plants at Chuandongbei. Here, Chevron provides expertise we've developed with sour gas projects elsewhere in the world, including Tengiz in Kazakhstan and Carter Creek in the United States.
These kinds of shared capabilities will become increasingly important to the success of partnerships, especially IOC and NOC partnerships.
The third principle of effective partnerships is sharing rewards.
Let me demonstrate this principle with an announcement. It's my pleasure to inform you that Chevron and its partners have reached a final investment decision for the $3.1 billion Platong Gas II project, which is expected to increase processing capacity in the Gulf of Thailand by 420 million cubic feet per day.
This project alone has the potential to satisfy 14 percent of the natural gas used for power generation in the Kingdom.
Platong Gas II is a milestone that builds on the 45-year relationship between Chevron and the Kingdom of Thailand.
In addition, we recently signed a gas sales agreement with Thailand's own PTT, which paves the way for Chevron and our partners to boost production by 68 percent in the Gulf of Thailand.
This is a perfect example of how a well-structured agreement allows all parties to share rewards.
We are extremely proud to have been a long-term partner with Thailand, and we look forward to working together to deliver clean, competitive energy supplies to fuel the Kingdom's growing economy as well as the economies of the greater Asia Pacific Region.
Which brings me back to Gorgon.
Ladies and gentlemen - our world needs the Gorgon project.
Gorgon is no longer a project whose time will come. Gorgon is a project whose time is now.
The Greater Gorgon Area resource of more than 40 trillion cubic feet of gas is located with prime access to the entire Asia Pacific region where strong economic growth is driving demand for natural gas higher and higher. Gorgon has the potential to supply natural gas to Asia Pacific consumers for the next 40 years. That is a lot of energy for a very long time.
The benefits to Australia alone are immense and will include thousands of new jobs; additional export income; additional taxes and royalties; expansion of existing services and industries; and attraction of new ones.
The project will also provide domestic gas supply to Western Australia.
With climate change moving to the forefront of the global agenda, Gorgon will also include one of the world's largest, most advanced carbon sequestration projects. Some 3.7 million tonnes per year of carbon emissions will be sequestered that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. That's a reduction of 40 percent from business-as-usual emissions.
As the operator, Chevron is working with focused determination to keep Gorgon moving forward to construction with the support of our very capable partners ExxonMobil, Shell, as well as the Western Australia and Australian governments.
Momentum is building for this important project. Gorgon received state and federal environmental approvals last year, capping four years of collaboration with many local and global scientific experts, conservation groups, and government agencies.
In December, the project endorsed a change in scope from two to three trains for a total of 15 million tonnes per year.
In a world where energy supply is racing to keep up with demand, the stakes are simply too high for a project like Gorgon not to move forward.
Shared respect, shared capabilities and shared rewards. Going forward, the partners of choice in our industry will be those who master these three principles of partnership.
The lessons of the past and our recent successes have shown us what is possible with partnership.
What we do today, or what we fail to do, will have consequences five, 10 and 25 years from now.
So we must take action today to move gas projects forward to help ensure economic growth and energy security for the generations that will follow us.
We must take action today to ensure that the billions of dollars of investment going into new gas projects create value at all levels of society.
And we must take action today to build a global gas industry that is guided by partnerships that are built upon the principles of shared respect, shared capabilities and shared rewards.
The challenges are great, but I am confident that our commitment is even greater. Together, we can meet these challenges we face.
Together, we can apply our capabilities and our commitment to build stronger more aligned partnerships.
If we succeed, together, we'll look back on this time as a turning point in the evolution of the global gas business - a time when natural gas assumed a central place in the world's energy portfolio to the great benefit of the environment and humankind.
Thank you.
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Ghirlandaio, Domenico Artists Art History
Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-94) Florentine fresco painter.
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- Artcyclopedia: Domenico Ghirlandaio - A page of links connecting to media, articles and other artists resources.
- Wikipedia: Domenico Ghirlandaio - Biography and critical assessment of the Renaissance painter.
- Old Man with His Grandson, Ghirlandaio (c1490) - Review of the painting in the Louvre, Guardian artists article, Jonathan artists Jones Saturday June 22, 2002.
- Web Gallery of Art: Domenico Ghirlandaio - Galleries and documentation of the artist\'s life and works.
- Domenico Ghirlandajo - Biography from Vasari's "The Lives of the Artists".
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The concept of accumulative density may not be familiar to you, but acquainting yourself with its many benefits can enable you to manage color in some very challenging situations. Discover how to integrate this potent ally into your workflow.
By Mike Ruff
Here's how it works. The objective in producing any color image is to print the image with no cast. If we accomplish this task, then we'll have accurately represented the original file. We don't have to have a client's proof to know, or prove, that the print is accurate. We only have to show that we have not added a blue cast, a red cast, a green cast, or a yellow cast to the original. Neutral-gray-print production is critical to confirming that the result of our print is accurate. Our lives in the print world become clear and meaningful when we grasp this concept. Those who fail to learn this may live their days mired in subjective opinion and unclear objectives.
We all say we know neutral gray is important, but how do most people judge neutral gray? I submit that most people simply look at the gray. They use the world famous chin-o-meter as they stand on one foot with their left hand on their chin and say to themselves, "Self, I believe that is neutral gray." What I find is most of the time they are dead wrong. The reason I am bold enough to say that is because I evaluate proofs at different graphics-production facilities every week. Most of the time the neutral gray that they are professing to use is actually blue cast—and most of the time it is blue cast because it's missing yellow. Using the spectrophotometer in the All mode quickly verifies whether a gray is neutral or has a cast in it. The device's findings are not subjective opinions.
Accumulative density confirms neutral gray (Figure 3) via the spectrophotometer in the All mode, which reads a gray patch that is built from C, M, and Y. You can verify neutral gray when the density values of C, M, and Y are equal. Notice in Figure 3 the C, M, and Y, are perfectly balanced on the left, but the blue-cast gray on the right is missing some yellow. You can see shifts in as few as two points, but they're normally not noticeable. Shifts of more than three points become noticeable and objectionable. You'd be very quick to detect five points of deviation visually.
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Premier League chiefs may have to perform U-turn over £200million Chinese bid for Southampton
Gao Jisheng involved in corruption cases - but avoided prosecution himself
PREM chiefs may be forced to let the Chinese tycoon they branded a "criminal" bid to take over Southampton.
SunSport revealed yesterday how League bosses blocked Gao Jisheng's proposed £200million Saints buy-out in February after discovering his involvement in corruption probes that led to a former vice-mayor being executed by lethal injection.
The League argued that Gao's admissions of paying bribes meant he would have been guilty of criminal acts under UK Law.
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But because Gao gave his self-incriminating evidence as a prosecution witness in the trials of Xu Maiyong and Jiang Renjie he avoided prosecution himself.
That ensures he would not fall foul of the FA's Owners and Directors' Test which disqualifies people with convictions for dishonesty and other crimes in the UK or abroad.
Prem bosses may now have to ask the Foreign Office for advice whether Gao SHOULD be allowed to progress with his bid to take over the St Mary's club.
And it means Saints' aim of bringing in new investors before the end of the season are fading.
Gao's representatives defended their client and produced new financial proposals at a meeting with senior staff including Premier League legal head Peter McCormick at their Gloucester Place headquarters in Central London yesterday.
The multi-millionaire continues to contest some of the information gathered by the League after they contacted Chinese authorities over the 2011 trials which found Xu and Riang had embezzled sums adding up to millions of pounds.
Xu was condemned to death and executed in July 2011 while Riang was jailed for 15 years.
Southampton had hoped the issue would be resolved yesterday so Gao could be counted in or out of the final decision about which of a number of takeover bids they should accept.
But the Premier League will now go away to consider Gao's fight to clear his name and the new deal he is proposing – the February rejection also raised concerns about the transaction itself.
Lander issued a statement confirming Gao and his team were still "in active dialogue" with Liebherr and talks were "progressing well".
It added: "Mr Gao is a respected businessman who has never been the subject of any investigation by the Chinese authorities for any form of wrongdoing."
Two months ago the League told the lawyer for Southampton owner Katharina Liebherr that because Gao had been guilty of criminal conduct which would have been punished under UK law, he should be barred despite the lack of criminal convictions.
Gao and his lawyers could use the rule to drag out the process.
In the end, the Premier League may end up having to ask advice from the FCO, just as it did in relation to the controversial 2007 takeover of Manchester City by Dr Thaksin Shinawatra.
The Thai businessman and politician was facing corruption allegations at the time of the proposed buyout but the FCO gave the deal a green light because it did not have grounds to prevent him from owning property or assets in the UK.
But when Shinawatra's wife was convicted of corruption and his own trial was approaching, the FCO advised the Premier League to take action.
Shinawatra was told to sell his shares in City and he was bought out in 2008 by the current owners from Abu Dhabi.
Lander issued a statement confirming Gao and his team were still negotiating with Liebherr and talks were "progressing well".
It added: "Mr Gao is a respected businessman who has never been the subject of any investigation by the Chinese authorities for any form of wrongdoing."


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In case you hadn't already heard, a Mad Men prop auction is going on right now. Seriously – 1,384 drool worthy items are on the block, awaiting the highest bidder to come along and give them a new home. I have a feeling that the final bids are going to end up being on the crazy high end – but who knows, maybe there will be a deal or two in there!
I spent way too much time checking everything out, and thought I would share my top 10 favorite items. It was not exactly an easy thing to narrow it down to 10, let me tell ya – but I managed it! Let me know what your favorites are in the comments, and most definitely let me know if you plan on trying to snag anything! :)
Megan's Wooden Hanging Swag Lamp Light Fixture
(funny thing about this lamp – I know who they bought it from!)
Don's Polka Dot Oxford Hall Flatware Set
Sally's Samsonite Fashionaire Suitcase
Sal's Aqua & Aluminum Spice Jars With Rack
Joan's Abstract Framed Wall Art
Megan's Tumbling Numbers Wall Clock
Sterling Cooper Silver Coffee Pot
Don & Sally's Apple Valentine's Day Dinner Mugs
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