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Many of individuals wish to to studying abroad, however they're uncertain about its edges that are exact. You should understand these best 5 great things about studying abroad should you be one one of them for whom learning abroad is attractive, but do not know the specific advantages related to it.
Your Language Abilities Gets Produced:
This can be among the significant advantages of learning overseas. Learning in a country that is foreign lets you throw in a vocabulary which is fresh to you. When you put it to use on a day to day basis, both formally and informally, your vocabulary abilities get acquired mechanically.
You'll Learn in a Much Better Way:
Learning abroad will reveal one to a different type of teaching. In India, education is theory-based centred and around books and notes. Nations that are international concentrate more about the practical aspect of studies. So, you will be able to comprehend quickly and efficiently and will encounter a better way of learning.
Learn a New Culture:
Most of the students leave their homes for the first time. When they take up a course overseas, they get to know about the new culture, habits and traditions. When they mingle up socially, they learn about a new culture.
Bright Career Aspects:
Seemingly, studying abroad signifies bright career opportunities. That is regarded as being a big edge in the employers point of view. Many of the students get immersed in the language of the host state as well as the culture which they decide to perform there and become financially powerful.
Personality Development:
By being in a foreign country on your own, your personality is improved. You grow assured, when you're independent. Not just this, in your bid to adjust to language, people, the new surroundings and culture, you become powerful. This then grows your all and finished style. Apart from making lifelong buddies, you develop new interests and hobbies.
Those who research in a foreign state display diversity and poise. They are not scared of getting new challenges and are more capable of taking themselves out from challenging circumstances. Using the growth of acumen that is academic, the entire style grows. Those people who are seriously interested in developing a career that is smart, seek entry in college or an overseas university. Owing to the a few advantages connected with it, the number of aspirants is climbing. There are definite checks that should be qualified to be eligible. GRE is one of them. There are various institutes that train students for GRE, you have to get the very best GRE institute to make sure your entrance in a foreign institute.


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Biography: He was the Director of a district oil depot, in the village in the Amu-Darya District named on behalf of Niyazov, Lebap Province. He is Guvanch Djumaev's distant relative.
Arrest and conviction: He was detained in December 2002 in the district named on behalf Niyazov, Lebap Province, when he showed up upon request of the district department of the Ministry of National Security. According to Komarovsky, D. Gaipov was arrested at work and led in handcuffs in the yard of the oil depot, and then he was flown from Turkmenabat to Ashgabat. The video recording of his "confession" was shown on TV, on December 18, 2002. He was sentenced in January 2003 under Articles 14-101 Part 2, paragraphs "a", "b", "f", "g", "h", "i", "l"; 129 Part 3; 169 Part 1, 2; 174 Part 2; 176 Part 1; 214 Part 2; 218 Part 1, 2, 3; 231 Part 4, paragraphs "a", "b"; 235 Part 2, paragraphs "a", "b"; 254 Part 4, paragraphs "a", "b"; 271 Part 3; 273 Part 1; 275 Part 1; 287 Part 3 of the Turkmenistan Criminal Code. He was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment: 5 years in prison, the rest in a penal colony. His property would be confiscated. Following the sentence, he would live in a designated place for 5 years and would be prohibited from holding substantive and responsible management positions for 3 years.

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New Scouts Backpack Equipment Training 2015
Start Date: Saturday, September 12th, 2015 1:00 PM (following the Scout Planning Meeting)
Location: Sunshine Park
Coordinator: Charles Cho, Art Chang, Scott Kotake
Cost: Free
Things to bring: Paper + Pencil; Lawn Chair/Blanket to sit on
Theme: Backpacking Information Session
- This is an important session for the new scouts and parents….who have never backpacked before. We will go over what equipment to buy and what not to buy.
- This will prepare you for the training hike on 10/3 and the 1st backpacking trip on 10/24
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Monthly Archives: August 2013
History in My Own Backyard(or near it)
Quite a few of my photos have been taken at Robinson Nature Center, just around the corner from me. I volunteer my time as a photographer, taking photos of events for them. So this blends two of my passions or … Continue reading
Photos of the Day
Two months ago I joined a local online group in Maryland called Capture Outdoors Maryland. It is sponsored by MPT-Maryland Public Television. I post photos of Maryland and Washington DC on this site regularly, and what is so cool about … Continue reading
A Visit to the County Fair
Last week I mentioned that I won some ribbons at the Howard County Fair. The day I learned that news was the first day in years I had visited a county fair. A few years ago, I was given free … Continue reading
Lucky Winners!
Crowsheart and Irish Eyes are the first contest winners. They won a free print shown on the home page of this website. Congratulations! The contest is ongoing and all you have to do is comment on any one of my … Continue reading


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"We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever" -Carl Sagan
I'm not going to try to come up with a bunch of existential sounding bull to convince you that I'm someone great. What matters most to me is what I do with a camera-- it is what I feel the strongest connection to in my life. Our lives are fleeting and I seek to capture the present to preserve it for the future. Yet, I don't believe in taking life too seriously and my smart assery overcomes me. It makes for some great borderline wildly inappropriate conversations and jokes that will bring us together in the weirdest of ways. I believe in individuality when it comes to the art of photography. There's a whole world of colors and detail in the darkness that we tend to overlook because photography is art of painting with light. Funny enough, my best ideas spring to life in the middle of the night, usually with the moments I am slipping out of consciousness and letting my imaginative dream state take over. I wake, and I want to make what seems it could only be a dream, a reality. Most of the time I'm convinced my dreams were real, anyhow.


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Why Cheap Tow Trucks are Actually Expensive?
Majority of us opt to avail cheap tow services in order to lessen the costs and save an amount of money at the same time. However, there is no assurance that these cost effective services comes in great quality as well. There are times that these inexpensive offers failed to deliver quality outcomes and expectations. For this reason, customers end up seeking another kind of service that can compensate the previous offers they availed. Aside from the fact that their expenses are doubled, their time is also wasted. Thus, it is very important to assess carefully the cheap towing company that has this kind of marketing strategy.
What Made Cheap Tow Trucks Expensive?
Basically, it is a company's goal to attract more customers and gain profit. Unfortunately, this goal is difficult to achieve considering the tight competition in the market. With this, a lot of towing companies are offering outstanding services at a very affordable price. Although it is enticing, several people end up complaining and spending again for another towing service provider. This is where cheap tow trucks are considered expensive. Instead of spending a one-time amount for towing, some vehicle owners spend twice than the expensive services. This is due to failure of the company to exceed the expectations of the customer or their negligence to maintain safety all throughout the towing services.
Towing companies that offer cheap services often use equipment that is not durable. Their people might not be licensed, bonded or insured that is why they are very confident to provide cost effective solutions for towing needs. If there are any damages that might happen before, during or after the towing procedure, this company will not cover any additional expenses. Hence, if all risks happen, customers will be obliged to shell out another amount of money.
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Operating through an affiliate network of independent tow truck operators, we understand your need to save as much money as you could but in our company, we ensure that the prices of our services are reasonable. With highly skilled technicians and a durable equipment, quality and excellent services are always achieved. We do not want to disappoint our customers. As much as possible, we commit ourselves to provide towing solutions in Sacramento at a first class level. We are licensed, bonded and insured. Other than that, we keep the technicians we cooperate with updated with the latest techniques and guidelines in towing services. Contact us today!


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Steve Robinson, a Signal Mountain resident and a member of the Signal Mountain Genealogical Society is our speaker. He will cover the interesting topic of the first transcontinental flight in 1911.
Mr. Robinson's presentation will detail the first flight from New York to Los Angeles known as "The Flight of the Vin Fiz". This was a race that had to be completed in 30 days. Today, we may do that in several hours, but in 1911, aircraft was very new. They would need every bit of the 30 days. The prize to the winner was $50,000.
Steve first heard this story from his grandfather, Frank M Quinn, who at the age of 23 became a member of the crew of the Vin Fiz. He had always been very fascinated with the family stories that put them in the middle of history. This story definitely does that.
The program is free and open to the public. I highly recommend that you not miss this one!
Join us Sunday, August 5, 2012 at 2:30 at the Ooltewah Methodist Church for this very entertaining presentation!
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2 Cub Scout packs get active
Two Westside Cub Scout packs are getting busy with the start of the school year.
Pack 6, centered around Howbert Elementary, volunteered in a civic way Aug. 22 in the Pleasant Valley area, cleaning trash in the 31st Street ditch, painting the Howbert School pedestrian bridge and curbs, picking up trash around Howbert and pulling weeds in the school's Legacy Garden. The pack's cubmaster is Cris Johnson, with a contact number of 329-1108.
Pack 24, based at the new West Elementary, is meeting Wednesday nights and planning a "raingutter regatta" in September, according to leader Kathy New. She can be reached at 520-2140.
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'..everything is alive and related. We have only to remember our connectedness.'
A sacred glade, far inland, where traces of an undersea time are found in sandstone rocks embedded with fossil shells.
Corey Hitchcock
Shamanic & Geomantic
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'..everything is alive and related. We have only to remember our connectedness.'
A sacred glade, far inland, where traces of an undersea time are found in sandstone rocks embedded with fossil shells.
The Earth speaks to us all the time....we have largely forgotten how to hear her subtle language, but we are capable of remembering, and for this Geomancy is our best entry and our own hearts, minds and bodies are our best tools. Geomancy is the ancient art of working in attuned connection with the consciousness of the Earth landscape, and all of her energetic influences.
The word Geomancy was created from the combination of two words: 'Geo', or 'Gaia' for Earth, and 'mancy', which means divination. So, it means earth divination. Geomantic assessments engage all aspects of the human spirit as a divining medium. This deeply intimate sensing allows a 'soul to soul' exchange with the landscape itself. Something many of us may have experienced and remember from childhood.
Sign up to participate in the next Geomantic Meander with me. A day of exploring, sensing, exchanging nature to nature! Activate your own internal 'compass' in the living landscape. This is the heart of Geomancy.
Rocks moving in a landscape
Geomancy co-creates a 'New Earth Consciousness', in which humans partner with the Earth to heal the disrupted landscape, and expand our role as compassionate collaborators.
Practical Applications:
Geomantic Assessments & Cures
Geomantic Assessments combine intimate understanding of the landscape with geomantic cures to help land-owners and eco-system advocates pinpoint and ease any disruptions, brought about by human habitation in each landscape 'holon'. Any of these elements may be the cause of serious Geomantic misalignments: Pollution of air land or water, damming or disruption of water systems or natural landmass flow, interruption of natural energy or ley lines, addition of power lines, mining, drilling, tragic events, battles, human and animal deaths etc.)
Through Geomancy we can be guided to help restore the energetic paths of depleted life force, undo damage to natural systems and structures, or resolve elemental and energetic confusion.
When natural Earth systems are disrupted, human and animal health is affected negatively. Children are especially sensitive to this kind of pollution. Adult sleep patterns may also be affected. Sometimes paranormal phenomena will appear with alarming consistency. These are not ghosts but directly due to disruptions of minerals deposits and water courses beneath the surface. If these intersect the footprint of a house their energetics will be felt. It is very important to address the base-line of these 'disturbances of the land'. There really is no separation; if the land is sick, generally so are those who inhabit it.
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Press Review: Landless young in Kenya turn to beekeeping & A biofuel project in Kenya helps stop deforestation
|January 07th, 2014
|Nature, Economy
|Rebecca Silus
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|Africa, agriculture, bioenergy, biofuels, deforestation, Ethiopia, farmland, Kenya
With youth unemployment at 30%, many are forced to take on dangerous work or go abroad where they often work in domestic servitude. The NGO Farm Africa recently invested £31,000 in beehives, which it donated to landless young people interested in producing the country's highly regarded white honey. To date the organization reports that the program has helped many achieve independence and make a sustainable wage that can feed their families. [The Guardian & Farm Africa]
A new project initiated by the Kenya Forest Service and the Africa Development Bank helps schools in Kenya install and run their own biogas plants, which produce alternative fuels for cooking and energy. Known as Green Zone Development, the project grew out of a response to the deforestation caused by the country's dependence on firewood for fuel. Reports say that the schools involved in the project have been able to cut their firewood usage in half. The program is looking to expand to 20 more institutions across Kenya. [Christian Science Monitor & African Development Bank]


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Any new signing will want to be seen with out new Nike shirt which is being released on July 1 so we will have to wait until then for any signings, otherwise they would have to hold up an old shirt and our new sponsors won't ant any signing with an Under Armour shirt.
It doesn't matter that other are making announcements, July 1 the earliest for us, but that doesn't mean deals are not already agreed. We'll see.
Most of us have seen the new kit now, but over at Proper Spursy someone has put together a nice graphic of some of the suggested designs. Which one is your favourite?
I'm not a fan of one or two, three is quite nice with a single blue stripe, four is OK, the logo picture puts me off five, I like the sash of number six, seven is awful, eight is much the same as four, nine has too much going on and ten is quite nice and understated.
My winner amongst that lot is number 6.
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Hi everyone!!!
Finally gained enough points to hold a quite big contest :3 So here we go
You will have to draw a scene with some of my characters (1,2,...) You can choose which of them :3
I would like you to draw them in a new outfit and there are specifics for some characters, but those are not obligatory.
I suggest u to read the background information about the characters. It's written under one of the pictures about them.
Keep updated! I hope to upload some new pics of them, add new prizes and such things
Deadline: 10 December 2013 (extended - i extend it just once)
How to participate?
- fave this journal (if possible comment too, so that i can know how many competitors there are)
- when it's ready comment with a link to it (on my page or on this journal), send a note to me
- Only draw my OCs, I do not accept other characters
- I only accept art that is made for this contest. So no past requests, commissions etc.
- Unlimited entries. But only one can win a prize
- Both digital and tradional art are welcome! (no pixels)
- You can draw as many characters as you want in one drawing, but remember quality is more important than quantity
- No mature content
- No tracing, bases etc. I only accept your OWN work
- Gore and ecchi is okay, but not too extreme
- chibis are ok too
- keep it anime style and the characters in human form (except Nayu)
- you can draw couple art too <3 (but please no shoujo ai or shounen ai)
- mention the contest and give link to my page in the description
My OCs
- u can draw her without kemonomimi too x3
- for her i would prefer a redesign; i just don't like how she looks
- just leave her to be a moe and have cat ears and tail (white)
- and look out for her background information
- otherwise you can completely redesign her
Honami (Hona)
- for her if possible draw clothes that are good for fights too
- for her i would like clothes that are good for fighting (with her magic too)
- look out for the bands on her hands - she has to have them or something other similar (for the reason read her character sheet)
- it would be good if u drew a weapon for her ( the thing that she is taking with her all the time wrapped up :3 )
- if u want, i will appreciate every donations (art, fave,...)
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- it depends on how many competitos there will be
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Train Your Brain for Success- Evie Serventi
Running can be tough, not just on our bodies, but on our emotions and psyche.
This is especially true whenever we experience any perceived setback; injuries, a rough workout or a less than desired performance in a race.
We all talk to ourselves, whether we're aware of it or not, but many people don't realize that this self-talk actually affects our performance. This is both good and bad, depending on the type of self-talk in which we engage ourselves.
If we habitually beat ourselves up after a setback, this can become detrimental to our running. On the other hand, if we use more positive self-talk, even after a setback, we can recover from it that much better.
Evie Serventi, a competitive runner and swimmer, is the Deputy Editor of Running Fitness magazine in the UK and is also a Sports Psychologist.
In this episode, she talks to us about the importance of Mental Training and shares with us techniques that she recommends for training our brains to help us run better and to not sabotage the effort we put into our physical conditioning.
As you will hear, Evie and I have a wonderfully close relationship. She has been a tremendous resource for me and I think you will come away with actionable steps that will get your brain and body working more effectively together.
Here are some of the topics we'll discuss today:
- How running is helping refugees cope in England
- How Evie has helped Tina PR
- How to be aware of our self-talk and use it to perform even better
- Self-encouragement vs. Excuses
- How to use 'Check-ins" to become aware of our mental states and adjust accordingly.
- How could a running diary help?
- What is 'Reframing' and how can we use it to improve our performance?
Questions Evie is asked:
4:40 Tina's Big Announcement
7:05 Evie's Big Announcement
10:10 Will running be a part of it?
12:08 How did you become Deputy Editor for Running Fitness Magazine?
16:33 How did you get into sports psychology?
19:47 What advice would you give to someone who, later in life, is considering making a big career change or going back to school for something new?
22:00 What about the refugee group you're working with?
28:57 Why be kind to yourself vs. being tough on yourself?
34:26 What does 'Be Kind To Yourself" actually mean?
35:26 Should someone work on this prior to a race or can someone start doing it once they are racing?
38:11 How can people start putting these "Mental Bottles" into practice?
42:14 How do you avoid letting 'being kind to yourself' turn into just making excuses?
45:04 What's a good exercise for people to start with?
48:32 What other mental strategies would you suggest for those thinking that they are struggling in various ways.
52:27 What are your future plans, website, other info?
55:05 Are you still taking on new clients?
59:13 The Final Kick Round
Quotes by Evie:
"Run your own race; control what you can control."
"Get comfortable with being uncomfortable."
"If you want to do something, you find a way."
"The risk, though with (motivating yourself via) negative emotions, or feeling angry, even if you feel that they're positive at the time, is that they're generally not sustainable."
"Self-talk is part of your mental training."
"There IS a lot you can control about your own performance and your own actions. You can't control the weather, you can't control the amount of runners, the speed of the other runners. But what you CAN control is your attitude and the way you approach the run."
"Keeping a diary of what you're thinking, during a run, after a run / post-run thoughts, can often be quite revealing and help you in terms of "Where do I start? I'm not confident and I don't feel like I've got the mental toughness to do this race."
"Ask other people; observe what other people who you think have mental toughness do. How do they train? What do they wear? What sort of statements do they say? What sort of language are they using?"
Take a Listen on Your Next Run
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Fast Feet Forward
Fast Feet Forward (FFF) is a pilot research study lead by Dr Ana Draper for Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust in collaboration with Virtual Schools Kent and a small local charity, Kent Kindness. The study involves a sport-based early intervention trauma group protocol for unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) who now live in Kent. The idea behind the intervention is to coach a group of young (male) asylum seekers through a series of running drills and fast feet movements to help them process trauma – trauma which they may have experienced back in their country of origin, on their journey to the UK, and ongoing trauma as a result of the stressful immigration process taking place.
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I love to change pillows around my house as much as my mother use to change the position of furniture once. One day my bed was here, second day at the opposite wall. Then I hate it but now…
I have summer pillowcases, winter ones, Easter, Christmas, bad day, good day,I hate you, I love you, I don`t give a sh.. and a tone of others to do, in my computer and in my work basket, just because I think that you can change a house by changing small things like pillows or curtains (about this another time ).
After I planned to do a cross stitch pillow case with a big heart full of letters, with beautiful colors (different tones of pink), I bought material, thread and all but then…. I stumbled over a drawn thread (or open work or punto tirato) project and I fell in love (again). My DH is still amazed how I can change my mind in one second and do a totally different project from the one I started. What !!! I have to feel guilty ??? No, one day I will still do that wonderful pink heart. Just not now.
This is one of the free books from Antique Pattern Library where you can find wonderful patterns and details about how to do drawn thread work and pretty much everything about handwork .The one I used is here and is very good even if you know nothing about this technique because is explained very well and complete
At page 32 is the figure 70 for an open work ground
and this is the result.
I still have to do those spirals over but is so delicate and I like it so much as it is. For the moment it stays like this.
More details next time.
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Best Workout For Biceps
In a study conducted at Lillehammer University College in Norway, sports scientists found that participants that trained their bicep muscles after training legs, got the benefit of added arm growth. This could have theoretical implications in how lifter do their exercise programming. Who wouldn't want to add more mass to their arms simply by training them following a leg workout? Oh, I can hear the masses cry already saying "I can't do anything after leg day!" I agree it would make it difficult, but if there is a benefit to be earned, why not use it? In the iron game, people fight and claw for the smallest of gains.
Best Workout For Biceps: After Legs
The Norwegian sports scientists took 11 previously untrained participants and had them lift weights. The program was set up where the subjects would train their left biceps 2 times per week using bicep curls, hammer curls, and reverse curls. They would then train legs the other 2 days per week doing leg press, leg extensions, and leg curls. They would follow the leg workout by using the exact same protocol they used in the left biceps arm workout. They followed this regimen for 11 weeks. They trained with a weight that made them fail at 10 repetitions. The test subjects followed each workout by drinking a shake consisting of carbohydrates and protein.
Best Workout For Biceps: The Results
The results at the end of 11 weeks were surprising. The right biceps, trained after leg day were both bigger and stronger than the biceps trained on their own. So what would account for this affect? It is presumed that the elevation in growth hormone and testosterone would account for this difference. As the test results showed after blood work, both testosterone and growth hormone elevations being peaked 1 hour and 2 hours post lift respectively. So the take away message is that the body certainly responds better in an environment when hormone cascades are peaked. This could have future implications, especially considering a study done by Danish sports scientists a decade earlier showed even better results when the biceps were trained WITH legs. The result of that study showed that whatever upper body muscle group was trained first in the workout, got the best growth results. Certainly food for thought. I will do biceps with my legs for the next month and report back the size differences in just 4 workouts.
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Sunday, November 25, 2007
Berenice Abbott : NYC Newsstand 1935
Berenice Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991 -- Photographer, "Newsstand, 32nd Street and Third Avenue, Manhattan."
Changing New York: Photographs by Berenice Abbott, 1935-1938
Hundreds of black and white photographs by Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) from her Changing New York Works Progress Administration/ Federal Art Project. The Library's collection holds about 80% of the project's 302 images; this presentation includes variant and discarded images, plus other work Abbott produced as a project employee.
Thousands of images from the New York Public Library are available by clicking here.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Sarkozy by Ricardo Bloch
Amphibious Andromeda, Ricardo Bloch's image and sound diary, features a storefront window on his life and work. The Paris-based artist and photographer also makes books portraying people's living spaces.
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JFK on eBAY
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Watts Riots, Los Angeles : 1 Aug 1965
Looted Storefronts From Watts Riots, LA. August 1, 1965. More View Images.
Burger King Baghdad No. 3 in the World
The Baghdad Burger King is now the third busiest in the world.
"WATERTOWN, Wis. - With America at war and in need of a few good men, Jon Schoenherr expected a warm reception when he walked into an Army recruiting office in this Midwestern farm community, intending to enlist. But a sergeant gave the 17-year-old some surprising news. "He told me I'd have to lose a little bit of weight,' said Schoenherr, who dropped 50 pounds to qualify. Besides terrorists, germ warfare and nuclear weapons, military officials increasingly worry about a different kind of threat - troops too fat to fight"
KFC Smashed After Riots in Karachi 2003
Interior of KFC restaurant is viewed through broken windows following a riot in Karachi, Pakistan, on Sunday, August, 17, 2003. A mob of youths threw bricks at a KFC resturant and smashed glass windows at a Caltex station during protests following a funeral for a Shiite Muslim doctor gunned down the day before in Karachi. (AP/Photo Shakeel Adil )
Lindsay Lohan Shopping
Lindsay Lohan shopping in LA: Oftentimes it's not what's on the racks in the store, but whose racks are in the store. Nothing sells the contents of a store better than someone buying its contents. The semiotics of fashion sales involves the following equation: Princess + mad search through store + a hundred maids in waiting + a thousand court photographers + credit cards + the desire to be where you're not + a stage upon which to be where you're not = Visibility (Sales). Paparazzi took this photo from just outside the store and offered it up on a hundred websites; the "browser" as Store Front Window.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Cafe de Flore Paris
Café de Flore, Paris. The so-called "Existentialist Cafe", where French existentialists – Jean-Paul Sarte, Simon de Beauvoir – used to meet and where Zhou Enlai, Leon Trotsky, and Ernest Hemingway frequented in the early 20th century when they were in Paris. More from this blogger here.
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At the age of nine, Simone Armstrong's life was derailed and some would say defined, by the murder of a childhood friend; a murder that remains unsolved to this day. Now, as a prosecutor for the Sacramento D.A.'s office, Simone has earned the nickname the Avenging Angel. She's the prosecutor criminals hope they don't end up sitting across the aisle from. Her career has always come first. Putting criminals behind bars before they can hurt anyone else has always been her top priority. That determination and dedication has cost her a lot, including a short-lived marriage. When her main witness in a career-making case goes missing and suspicion falls on her office, there's only one person she can trust to help her: former Marine turned P.I., and her ex-husband, Vince Sutton.
Today we're talking to Simone Armstrong from the book "Reunited With The PI" by Anna J. Stewart.
How old are you?
I'll be thirty in a few weeks.
What is your relationship status?
As Facebook (as if I spend any time there) would say, it's complicated.
What is your best memory to date?
Watching one of my best friends get married to a man who deserves her. Seeing someone you care about that happy, there's nothing better than that.
What are you most afraid of?
Something happening to either Eden or Allie, or God forbid, both. They're a part of me. I can't imagine life without them.
Now on to something lighter, what is your favorite drink?
Anything in a wine glass, but preferably wine. And preferably Riesling (it's the only sugar I tend to allow myself)
What was your first impression of Vince?
The first time I saw Vince he was in his Marine dress uniform, so you can well imagine what my first impression was. Talk about searing an image into your brain. I think he short-circuited something inside of me; broke me for anyone else. There was something solidly commanding about him, but that underlying aura of determination, loyalty, and dedication? Part of me had forgotten men like him existed.
If you could go back in time, what one thing would you change in your life?
This should be an easy answer. I should say I want to go back and stop Chloe from leaving our tent all those years ago. Because she'd still be alive, she'd still be with us, living her life alongside me, Eden, and Chloe. But doing that means I wouldn't be who I am; Eden and Allie wouldn't be who they are. We've done a lot of good because of Chloe's death. To change what happened means I'd change everything about us, and I think we've become who we were meant to be.
Are you close to family?
If you mean my blood relations, my parents? No. In fact I couldn't even tell you where they are in the world right now. If you mean my family by choice? My friends? Absolutely. And the circle is getting larger.
Do you care about what others assume about you?
Only in so much as their assumptions tell me more about them. Which gives me an advantage. And I'll take any advantage I can get, especially in the courtroom.
Who in your life has the power to hurt you the most and why?
Eden St. Claire, Allie Hollister, and Vince. Because they know me the best and they're the only ones who know my real weaknesses and fears. But they wouldn't. And I know this because I've let them in.
What is your most prized possession?
The necklace I wear every day of my life. It belonged to Chloe...and reminds me how short life can be. And that there's always light at the end of the tunnel.
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Oscilloquartz Synchronizes Mobile TeleSystems' Network
Innovative PTP Frequency and Phase Synchronization Solutions Address Growing Demand for Next-Generation LTE Services
Moscow, Russia. February 11, 2016. Oscilloquartz, an ADVA Optical Networking company, announced today that Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has deployed its OSA 5548C synchronization supply units (SSU) and PTP grandmaster clock technology. MTS, the leading telecommunications group in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, is using the end-to-end timing solution to address strict frequency requirements in its nationwide network. The technology answers a boom in demand for applications that rely on precise timing such as multimedia conferencing, online gaming and video streaming. As well as providing frequency delivery for Long-Term Evolution (LTE) services, Oscilloquartz is preparing MTS's transportation network for phase synchronization. This will enable widespread deployment of LTE-TDD and LTE-A capabilities.
"We believe it's vital to work with a partner we know and trust. When it comes to traditional synchronization, the support and expertise we've always received from the Oscilloquartz team has helped us achieve a lot of success," said Sergey Zlobin, technical subdivision department director, MTS. "Now our customers are demanding even more. We have over a hundred million subscribers globally. They expect the highest quality and many want to be able to instantly stream films and use real-time video communication, wherever they are. Our business customers need access to multimedia applications that require highly accurate synchronization. We believe that harnessing the latest technology is the only way to keep pace with customer demand. That's why we've invested in a next-generation network ready for accurate synchronization of phase as well as frequency – ready for LTE-A."
"For many years, Oscilloquartz has provided traditional frequency synchronization for our national transport network," commented Dmitry Shevchenko, leading MTS synchronization expert. "By continuing to invest in Oscilloquartz technology and expertise, we're ensuring a seamless migration from legacy to next-generation timing. Now, in addition to highly accurate frequency information, phase data can be synchronized to within tolerances of less than a microsecond. This essential component for LTE-A and LTE-TDD services is achieved through grandmaster functionality at the edge of the backhaul network. Supporting both legacy interfaces and the latest PTP technology creates a scalable and highly accurate, end-to-end timing solution. Availability is also improved as the new solution is far less reliant on the GNSS."
"MTS is a company always looking for ways to offer more to their subscribers – always pushing the boundaries of what's possible," said Vladyslav Ivanov, business development director, Oscilloquartz. "Our team is intent on helping MTS achieve their ambitions. The task of delivering more to over 100 million customers spread over such an enormous network has been challenging but hugely rewarding. MTS's footprint extends across the entire country and the CIS. A lot of team work and all of our years of expertize has gone into the task of bringing next-generation synchronicity to an architecture like this. And, of course, our SSU and grandmaster clock technology makes the difference. With temperature-hardened design for total precision and superb holdover performance, it's enabled us to address the network's stringent timing demands."
Watch ADVA Optical Networking's latest video on assisted partial timing support for more information: http://youtu.be/M5KY1taktNg
About Oscilloquartz
Oscilloquartz is a pioneer in time and frequency synchronization. We design, manufacture and deploy end-to- end synchronization systems that ensure the delivery and assurance of highly precise timing information over next-generation packet and legacy networks. As an ADVA Optical Networking company, we're creating new opportunities for tomorrow's networks. For more information, please visit us at: www.oscilloquartz.com.
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At ADVA Optical Networking we're creating new opportunities for tomorrow's networks, a new vision for a connected world. Our intelligent telecommunications hardware, software and services have been deployed by several hundred service providers and thousands of enterprises. Over the past twenty years, our innovative connectivity solutions have helped to drive our customers' networks forward, helped to drive their businesses to new levels of success. We forge close working relationships with all our customers. As your trusted partner we ensure that we're always ready to exceed your networking expectations. For more information on our products and our team, please visit us at: www.advaoptical.com.


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Big data put simple, is extremely large data sets that may be analyzed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and associations, especially relating to human behavior and interactions. In order to process big data efficiently, organizations need Big Data Visualization Tools to help them. For example, a big data visualization tool that you probably use often is an Excel Spreadsheet.
Organizations can use excel spreadsheet to record data, and then visualize the data through all the charting capabilities of Excel. Visualizations can then be easily printed or shared via any preferred modality. In recent years, graphing and charting in Microsoft Excel has become even more powerful.
One challenge that Excel users often run into is the ability to analyze large datasets (millions of rows). Tools, such as QlikView, leverage an in-memory, heavily compressed snowflake model to overcome slow loading and page lags. Health Catalyst can overcome some of these challenges in Excel by transforming large data sets into dimensional models before they are consumed in Excel.
Excel also brings to the table what might normally be associated only with more expensive, licensed software platforms. While Excel may not be ideally suited for qualitative analysis, it might be a preferred program, especially among analysts in the financial sector of healthcare, for quantitative analysis. On its own, Excel has grown more powerful over the years in terms of what it can deliver for visualizing analytics. PowerPivot was a nice addition to Microsoft Excel 2010, which added a data modeling experience that is separate from the visualization experience.
PowerPivot also leverages an in-memory tabular data model that can handle larger datasets. Microsoft Excel 2013 introduced PowerView, which is an entirely separate user window built into Excel for a crisper dashboard-like user experience.
In 2014, Microsoft released Power BI which is a stand-alone visualization product completely outside of Excel with its own pricing, but which introduced several features that broaden the ability to share data views that are managed from a centralized location. Power BI also has a growing user base with a successful community input process that is driving feature enhancements.
The Usefulness of Excel in Quantitative vs. Qualitative Analysis
While Excel is built for quantitative analysis, it's not a substitute for QlikView or Tableau when it comes to visualizing qualitative data. Therefore, it's not the ideal application for analyzing clinical data. However, Excel needs to be considered for some of the advantages it offers over these other tools.
For example, a healthcare system, working with Health Catalyst, can load all of its data from various source systems into our enterprise data warehouse. We will transform and apply business rules to the data and create Subject Area Marts. Then the data is loaded into a visualization platform, like QlikView, which compresses the data for quick retrieval, and then it can be displayed in a dashboard. This is also true of Tableau and similar tools.
An application created with these tools will answer specific questions that the healthcare organization asks over and over again; information that it needs every day or every month so it can see how things change over time.
But when someone in the organization starts asking other exploratory questions that require ad-hoc analysis, this requires a different environment, usually an Excel pivot table. It's easy to overtax some tools and ask them to perform analyses for which they aren't designed. Some questions are better left up to Excel, which can be like a sandbox in terms of functionality for flexible, ad-hoc analysis.
There are different Excel templates that are available that are tailored to specific needs like, budgeting, project management, etc. Reusable templates make it easy to streamline business processes, and these spreadsheets are fully customizable, so they can be modified to suit your needs.
Whether you need an Excel spreadsheet for business or personal use, simply click the download button below each template to select and save the file to your computer.


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Dengan Nama ALLAH Pemilik Hati Ini…
This entry just wanna let all of you know that, whatever happens, i always do love you, deeply, more than what you think!
sometimes, we have no idea about have happens in our life, but believe in ALLAH, trust Him most and you will find yourself in faith! Just follow the flow.
love others means love ourselves, to love ourselves, do love ALLAH first!
ALLAH, please give me Your Izzah wa Rahmah!
Ilahi, anta maqsudi, waridoka matlubi…
tenanglah wahai hati………..


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I wish the happiest of holidays to my readers the world over. May the New Year be filled with peace and good will to all. May this orb become free of war, and strife, and inhumanity toward our fellow humans.
May our children and grandchildren live on a planet whose inhabitants respect our environment, the dignity of animals, and the sanctity of the human spirit.
This I wish with all my heart for each of us, as there is no other way forward. Perhaps we can lift our hearts together and hope for the goodness that is present in all of us to prevail.
The very best to you from my home to yours.


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Dr. Eric Walton receives 2008 Antenna Measurements Techniques Association award
Posted:July 30, 2008
Dr. Eric Walton, research scientist emeritus, recently received the 2008 Antenna Measurements Techniques Association (AMTA) Distinguished Achievement Award. This is the most prestigious award given annually to a single individual who distinguished himself throughout his/her career on antenna measurement techniques. Congratulations!
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I strongly believe there was more than 1 million people. It felt like a Billy Graham crusade. But for football.
It took some serious patience, planning, and energy, but it was worth every moment.
I took the 8:12a train out of Puyallup, and the train was so full, we didnt pick up another passenger on the trip to Seattle. More than 700 people in Puyallup didnt get on the train.
When I arrived in Seattle, I walked north from the stadium. I ended up at the Space Needle. I was so enamored with the crowd that I just kept walking and looking. I walked the entire route of the parade, and then walked back. By the time I got back down to the stadium, the parade route had collapsed with all the crowds.
I was so impressed with how the City of Seattle responded in planning such an incredible event in 3 short days. Hats off to everyone that made it possible.
Here is just a glimpse of the madness that was the Seahawks Superbowl Championship Parade.
Amazing stuff man. Go Hawks!
Great pictures! Really brings to life the energy at the parade yesterday! GO HAWKS!!!
Great shots, Jeff! I especially like the plane, Smith Tower shots, and the one of the team from behind….you have a superb eye. I can only imagine what it was like to be there and soak it all in! Thanks for sharing! A. Denise
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Land reclassification eyed for ship recycling facility
By Mark L. Garcia
Bacolod City — The Negros Occidental provincial board is deliberating on reclassifying 282 hectares in Hinobaan, Negros Occidental, as a site for a $300-million ship recycling facility.
The proposed site was the former lumber yard of the defunct Insular Lumber Company.
Hinobaan is the southernmost town of Negros Occidental.
The shipbuilding facility of the Tsuneishi Heavy Industries will take up 100 hectares of the 282 ha being considered for reclassification as an industrial zone. Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr., expects the company to begin construction of the facility next year.
Hinobaan Mayor Ernesto Estrao said the project will create from 5,000 to 10,000 jobs.
A public hearing was held last Wednesday at the provincial capitol to present the plea of the Hinobaan government to reclassify the Insular Lumber Corporation property.
Some areas to be reclassified are under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program, and that could present problems.
Based on the record of the Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Office, Negros Occidental 2, around 122 has. are under CARP, which has already distributed 135 Certificates of Land Ownership Awards covering 44.23 has.
Estrao said the 249 households that will be affected by the project will be relocated to the border of barangays Bacuyangan and 2.
"We have already purchased a land and P20 million was already paid for it," he said, adding that the 14-hectare resettlement area will be divided into 200 square meters for each household.
No representatives from the affected individuals attended Wednesday's hearing.
During the hearing, PARP Officer for Negros Occidental 2 (South) Lucresia Taberna said they will continue to distribute CLOAs in the area until the 122 hectares are fully covered.
"We have the basic documents like titles, tax declarations and sketch plans of the land coverage and in our record, the Bureau of Internal Revenue was declared as the new assignee of the property," Taberna said.
Estrao said that aside from BIR, the local and provincial government also have the right to own the land and it is not possible to distribute land classified as an industrial zone as indicated by the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board records.
"Up to today, around 107 hectares are considered an industrial zone in that area," he said.
Taberna said it must be established that it is an industrial zone through a certificate from HLURB.
"But we need proof that it is still an industrial zone as, in my recent visit to the area, most of the lands were already planted to rice and sugarcane," Taberna said.
Board Member Jose Maria Alonso, who chairs the Committee on Public Works, Housing and Land Use and who presided the hearing, said that through the hearing, the board could have a clearer understanding of the issue.
Alonso said the provincial government acknowledges the benefits that the industrial zone will bring.
"As the mayor (Estrao) said, this is a dream of Hinobaan people and the province. It will create more opportunities for us," he said.
Civic organizations in Barangay Bacuyangan have asked the provincial government to be transparent in implementing the project and to conduct more consultations with the community, especially regarding the ship recycling facility.
The ILCO Agrarian Reform Farmers and Farmworkers Association Chairman Jocelyn Callope said they were always bypassed by the government in implementing projects in the area.
"We want that the provincial government officials go here and see our situation and hear the sentiments of the people, through conducting series of consultations with us," Callope said. "We feel deprived of our rights and we hope that the government will be more transparent to us."
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Let's Hang Him and Read the Will (Teen Production)
June 14 – 23, 2013
Synopsis: All is not well in the little burg of Beautyrest Springs. It's most prominent (and hated) citizen, F. Mycroft Tanner, did himself in. At least that's what Sheriff Harold Tyred reports in between his visits with Martha the maid, who is also seeing Percy the gardener, who is sweet on Freida the reporter, who really wants the inside scoop on Mycroft's death (and his rather plush will). If you think it's all too confusing, wait until two people show up claiming to be the same long-lost daughter, the murdered maid's older sister puts in an appearance, and a tour guide starts bringing groups through the scene of the crime. This riotous spoof is full of soap opera-isms and will keep you guessing until the last suspect you suspected is no longer a suspect.
Director: Robby Hartley (directing debut)
Cast List:
Lye Jacksboro- Ky Beyer
Thora Lou Backcome- Miranda Rodden
Miss Sparrow- Kalaya Beyer
Margo McMenace- Morgan
Martha Lysol- Abby Karen Belonger
Sheriff Harold Tyred- Stephen Ullom
Percy Wateryard- CJ Harrison
Freida Post- Thalia Alcantar
Herbie Handeman- Sean Paul Adams
Cleo Patrelle- Sarah Hankins
Jemmy Jean- Sydney Tucker
Billy Jo- Crystal Nieves
Lamar Lee Rascal- Kyle Hall
Doc Liverworth- Shane Beyer
Cleo Patrelle 2- Maranda Harrell
Bertha Babbles- Barbara Webb
Tour Guide- Kendall Katina
Pizza Girl- Kayli Higginbothom
Patient- Sarah Ullom
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I've had my lovely little striped runner for several years now and it's seen better days. The various spills and stains don't quite show up in photos, but in person, this rug is a hot mess. Pictured below is the back side of the rug; I had to flip it over a year ago because the stains and wear on the front side were even worse. I do love the pattern, but a rug with a ton of white probably isn't the best choice for a kitchen. Anyway, it served its purpose and was really cheap on clearance at West Elm several years ago, so I definitely got my money's worth out of it.
Enter: my new, gorgeous (darker) replacement rug! I've been eyeing this Kilim rug for years and it finally went on sale a couple months ago but was back ordered until last week! So after a long wait, it finally arrived and is the perfect addition to my little kitchen. The quality of the fabric is much higher than the last rug and the darker base and beige pattern will hopefully be a better choice for the high-traffic area… I'm also making a conscious effort to not spill an entire salad on this rug 🙂
I love how it pairs well with the brass hardware. Can't resist a black + white + brass combo. And it works just as well with the stainless steel appliances. I'm so glad I finally made the switch, it was definitely worth the wait!


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Happy New Year to everyone!
I hope you had a great holiday season! Our vacation to Egypt over New Year holidays was absolutely fantastic! We visited our friends who just moved to Cairo and stayed at their beautiful villa as their first guests. It was great seeing so many old friends who presently live in Egypt and I was thrilled to make new friends, too! Our cruise on the Nile and strategic touring stops was truly special - I was thrilled to visit all those places that I had only seen on TV and magazines before, and then some. Egypt is magical!
The painting, above, is from a reference photo that I took at the Philae Temple in Aswan, Egypt. This Egyptian security guard was taking a cigarrete break (I think) from his guard duties. The sun suddenly came out from behind the clouds and hit his clothes and turban - just right....


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Coffee Plantation Lake House
" Casita Las Lagunas "
Casita Las Lagunas is a special and exclusive place to stay. Located on Janson Coffee Farm, this private property is on one of the highest lakes in Panama.
This rental has incredible views of the lake, surrounding tropical forest, and the mountains.
Casita Las Lagunas is a birders, nature lovers, and anglers dream come true. Enjoy world class birding and bass fishing or simply take in the beautiful surrounding tropical forest.
This Casita offers a private experience in nature!
The Casita has 2 bedrooms with 2 accompanying full bathrooms.
There is also a loft that sleeps 3 with a half bath.
The use of the Fitness Spa is included in your nights stay. Massage is available!
Come stay in Casita Las Lagunas and enjoy a stay you will never forget!
Casita Las Lagunas :
$150.00 a night for 2 people
$50.00 extra per additional person
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Alex Pall started out small as a DJ in New York City. Even though DJing was a side job, he discovered he was so passionate about it. His love for music and dance saw him quit his job at an art gallery, at first though Alex Pall was scared of pursuing the DJ job in New York as most people viewed it as fun, not as a job.
His current manager immediately introduced him to Drew who moved from Maine and off their music journey commenced. Both Drew and Alex Pall knew what their musical ambitions were and this made them kick off well.
They started out by observing what was trending in the music industry and this helped them shape their career to fit in and stand out. Drew was talented in production while Alex Pall was into social marketing.
Standing out in the competitive music industry required them to work together daily and have core values that would create better artists out of themselves. They work with various, but the inspiration behind the song is from them.
Alex Pall and Drew often find themselves under pressure to create an album from their fans and Labels however they never want to put out a collection that consists of songs that do not have anything to do with them.
Alex Pall has worked with Hadley on "closer" and described her as incredible. She is one of the top artists that they have always looked forward to working with as she is unique. Drew wrote the song closer on tour bus.
The song has seen them geared to the right direction. Alex Pall works towards not having many followers in different parts of the world but also having people's emotions connect with the music.
Alex Pall and Drew have had three exciting live shows all over the world however they are now moving away from living presentations to organizing huge festivals. They are also working towards mixing videos for live shows with DJ shows.
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We here at Branches have had so many amazing opportunities this year! We have met so many amazing vendors and had the pleasure to work with some of Utah's greatest talent. For the past couple years now we have been fortunate enough to produce some great works of art for our friends over at Gateway Bridal. This years ad campaign which showcases their beautiful dresses, is now live on their blog site. Haven't seen it yet? Check it out.......
Here are photos of my work provided by Rebekah Westover Photography
Oooo this bouquet....I adore it!!! The shoot location called for a bouquet that had elements of casual charm and sophisticated beauty. I may be biased but I think I nailed it. I used organic elements like apricots, pears and cotton blooms, while adding texture with cafe dahlias, scabiosa, anemones, dusty miller, sea star fern, veronica, garden roses and pods.
The bridesmaids bouquets were asymmetrical designs that consisted of a single large cafe dahlia, anemone, veronica, sea star fern and hanging amaranthus.


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The 2011 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival is upon us!
Are you ready?
I absolutely love this time of year at Walt Disney World for a number of reasons. The EPCOT Food & Wine Festival is one of the big ones and it is quickly approaching! This year's Festival goes from September 30th through November 13th and the theme is "Passport to a World of Flavors". It's the biggest Food and Wine Festival of its kind in the world and can be overwhelming, but with a bit of pre-planning, you'll be able to determine what events, demonstrations, and menu items are most important to you, and create a strategy to make sure you experience them.
I'm excited to be heading down twice in October and even more excited that I've had a chance to read the 2011 Disney Food Blog Mini Guide to the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival! The last time I went to the Festival, I didn't do any of the special events, I didn't know what to expect at all. After the quick 2 days I spent there, I felt like I'd missed everything. It doesn't have to be that way and you can make the very most of everything if you're prepared, even if you only have a couple of days. This guide is a MUST-HAVE if you are attending and here's why:
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|In the Matter of
|PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(b)(6)
|Edward E. Bao,
|ACT OF 1934 AND SECTION 203(f) OF
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate and in the public interest to institute public administrative proceedings pursuant to Section 15(b)(6) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") and Section 203(f) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ("Advisers Act") against Edward E. Bao ("Bao").
In anticipation of the institution of these administrative proceedings, Bao has submitted an Offer of Settlement which the Commission has determined to accept. Solely for the purpose of these proceedings and any other proceedings brought by or on behalf of the Commission, or to which the Commission is a party, and without admitting or denying the findings herein, except as to the entry of the injunction and the conviction as set forth in Section III.B. and D. below, and as to the jurisdiction of the Commission over him and the subject matter of the proceeding, which are admitted, Bao consents to the entry of this Order Instituting Public Administrative Proceedings Pursuant to Section 15(b)(6) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 203(f) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Making Findings, and Imposing Sanctions ("Order").
Accordingly, it is ordered that proceedings pursuant to Section 15(b)(6) of the Exchange Act and Section 203(f) of the Advisers Act be, and hereby are, instituted.
The Commission makes the following findings:
A. From December 1983 to December 1994, Bao was associated with Gruntal & Co., Incorporated ("Gruntal"). Throughout that period, Gruntal was a broker-dealer registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 15(b) of the Exchange Act and an investment adviser registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 203(c) of the Advisers Act.
B. On May 20, 1999, a Final Judgment was entered by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, in an action styled Securities and Exchange Commission v. Edward E. Bao, 96 Civ. 2515 (MBM), which permanently enjoins Bao from violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, Sections 10(b) and 13(b)(5) of the Exchange Act, and Exchange Act Rules 10b-5, 13b2-1, and 13b2-2. The Final Judgment was entered by the District Court after a trial on stipulated facts.
C. The Commission's Complaint in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Edward E. Bao alleged that, beginning in 1984 and continuing through late 1994, Bao violated the above provisions of the federal securities laws by participating in a fraudulent scheme designed to divert securities and funds totaling approximately $5 million from customer accounts, unclaimed dividends, stale and outstanding customer and vendor checks, and other sources at Gruntal. As part of the scheme, Bao and others diverted approximately $5 million to fictitious customer accounts and then either transferred the diverted assets to Gruntal profit and loss accounts or used the diverted assets to fund off-books payments of Gruntal expenses. The Complaint alleged that, from 1985 through the third quarter of fiscal 1987, as a result of the scheme, Gruntal Financial Corp., Gruntal's then publicly traded corporate parent, filed with the Commission certain false and misleading periodic reports and a false and misleading registration statement. The Complaint further alleged that in 1987, in connection with the acquisition of Gruntal Financial Corp. by The Home Group, Inc., Bao violated the federal securities laws by selling 618,000 shares of the common stock of Gruntal Financial Corp. while in possession of material, nonpublic information.
D. On September 11, 1997, a Judgment in a Criminal Case was imposed against Bao by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, in United States v. Edward Bao, 96 Cr. 247 (TPG). The Judgment was imposed subsequent to the District Court's acceptance of Bao's plea of guilty to Count Fourteen of a seventeen-count Indictment. Count Fourteen charged Bao with unlawfully, willfully, and knowingly aiding, abetting, counseling, commanding, inducing, and causing Gruntal to fail to make and keep such books and records as were required by the Commission, in violation of 15 U.S.C. §§ 78q(a)(1), 78ff, 18 U.S.C. § 2, and 17 C.F.R. § 240.17a-3. The District Court sentenced Bao to thirty-three months' incarceration, a two-year term of supervised release, a $7,500 fine, and the mandatory $50 criminal assessment. Bao appealed, and, on June 11, 1998, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the judgment of the District Court.
E. Count Fourteen of the Indictment in United States v. Edward Bao specifically charges that Bao caused Gruntal to make fraudulent and misleading entries in its books and records by causing such entries to be made in the monthly account statement for the Gecon & Co. Inc. account (the "Gecon account") for the period ending April 30, 1993. As asserted in the Indictment, the Gecon account was one of several fictitious customer accounts utilized by Bao in furtherance of a scheme to divert dividend overages, unclaimed checks, and other assets. Count Fourteen incorporates the Indictment's assertion that, in or about April 1993 and pursuant to the scheme, Bao and another Gruntal manager discussed the receipt, into the Gecon account, of approximately $400,000 of diverted funds. Count Fourteen also incorporates the Indictment's assertion that, also in April 1993, Bao and a third Gruntal manager discussed transferring certain securities from a dividend payable account to "our favorite account."
In view of the foregoing, the Commission deems it appropriate and in the public interest to accept Bao's Offer of Settlement.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Bao is barred from association with any broker or dealer; and
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Bao is barred from association with any investment adviser.
By the Commission.
|Jonathan G. Katz
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Thanks to an invite from Northern Exposure Naturists (NEN), and the fact that my girlfriend's birthday was a few days ago, I decided to surprise her with a bowling trip so she could celebrate in her birthday suit! Besides, we've never tried any naked bowlin' yet. It sounds like fun!
We had a dreadfully long and rainy 3.5 hour trip to a tiny bowling alley in a tiny town outside of greater Milwaukee area. After ignoring the "Sorry We're Closed" sign and getting through the papered-over door, we found ourselves in a bar full (20 or so) of naked people. Nobody was bowling, and the event was supposed to start an hour ago. Instead, they were drinking and a few were smoking. Not quite the evening I had in mind.
Thanks to our pseudo-celebrity status, we were instantly recognized by those who read N magazine. We're now called "the geocachers" instead of "the freehikers" from the article last year. Besides that, simply being young and new to the place brought forth attention from everyone.
Some of the regulars decided to start up a game and invited us to join them. Of course we agreed. Seconds later, the one in charge was giving us a small tour. Here's the bar, there's a small locker room that nobody uses, shoes are behind that counter, there's the couple who own the place, have a good time! We peeled away our clothes and we were getting ready to join the group. While we were apart and I was still busy getting ready, the one in charge returned to my girlfriend and asked more questions. She signaled me over to help answer. Within a few minutes he was talking our ears off with stories. The group was waving us over throughout the stories, and we eventually managed to break away.
This sort of thing happens a lot, and it does get on my nerves after a while. People approach my girlfriend to start up a conversation (or vice-versa), she waves me over to help answer something, I start talking to the person, she excuses herself, and the process repeats. I'm always getting pulled around. She's the social butterfly who meets everyone (and who everyone wants to meet), and I'm the encyclopedia who can hold a good informative conversation.
During our three games of bowling with the group, and a few games with others (which I was too busy in discussion to actually bowl), I realized a few things: First is that my girlfriend bowls way better without clothing. Second, despite being better, the four men bowled much better games than the three women. Third, the women made up for it by being cute and entertaining. Lastly, I don't bowl as good when one of the women keeps saying I have a cute butt.
Surprisingly, an hour after we were there someone younger than us showed up! (She was one of the women who later bowled with us, when I was too busy.) Other than us three, the rest of the crowd had to be at least a decade older. This fact had one of the guys worried, and he just had to talk to us...
After trying communication with the social butterfly, he was forwarded to me. His concern was that the crowd was aging too much, and that there should be a lot of interest in naturist activities from people in Milwaukee. But, as he stated, there are no known naturist organizations in Milwaukee and therefore no communication medium to bring in new people to the bowling events. We talked shop for quite a while, and he told stories for quite a while. I didn't mind talking shop, but the endless stories were killing my fun.
In retrospect, I should've asked more questions to this guy and to the one in charge. It was my understanding that NEN had set up this bowling event in the Fall and this was the third one of the season. But, it seems I was wrong. The one in charge wasn't related to NEN, and the other guy said it was a monthly event over the winter and that he's been attending for 14 years. They're not associated with any organizations. Many of the regulars visit Dragonfly Beach, Sun Ray Hills, VVRC, and sometimes Mazo Beach.
To add to my confusion, there's no entry fee. Shoe rental is free. And, we don't pay for any games that we play. I don't know for sure, but I highly doubt that the bowling group pays a lump sum for renting the place. I guess the money is made in selling food and drinks. We asked what we need to pay for, and the one in charge said to tip generously. A cheapskate could easily attend and bowl naked without paying a cent.
We were no cheapskates. My girlfriend put some money in the jukebox and I generously tipped when I ordered my highly recommended bacon cheeseburger. Best bacon cheeseburger I've had! I had to hurry up to eat it though, as time flew and we needed to get dressed and get home. How could 5 hours go so fast? Oh right...the conversations!
I wanted to bowl at least one more game, and wanted to take some pictures of us bowling. (I at least got one good picture taken of both of us before the lanes filled up.) I also wanted to play pool. But, I never got a chance.
We both enjoyed the event. We'd probably enjoy it more next time, since our presence would be less of a novelty. They're a great group, but like most nudists they just love to socialize. Maybe even a little too much.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
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Foetuses found in King Tutankhamun's tomb 'were his twin daughters', says expert
Two foetuses found in the tomb of Tutankhamun are very likely to have been twins and the children of the teenage Pharaoh, according to an expert.
Professor Robert Connolly is an anatomist working with the Egyptian authorities to analyse the mummified remains of Tutankhamun and the two stillborn children.
He will discuss his new findings at the Pharmacy and Medicine in Ancient Egypt Conference at the University of Manchester today.
One of the mummified foetuses (right) found in the Pharaoh's tomb alongside golden treasures
Professor Connolly said: 'The two foetuses in the tomb of Tutankhamun could be twins despite their very different size and thus fit better as a single pregnancy for his young wife. This increases the likelihood of them being Tutankhamen's children.
'I studied one of the mummies, the larger one, back in 1979, determined the blood group data from this baby mummy and compared it with my 1969 blood grouping of Tutankhamun. The results confirmed that this larger foetus could indeed be the daughter of Tutankhamun.
'Now we believe that they are twins and they were both his children.'
Tutankhamun, born in 1341 BC, died less than a decade after taking the throne at the age of eight or nine.
His significance stems from his rejection of religious innovations introduced by his predecessor Akenhaten, who tried to compel Egyptians to worship the god Aten.
The boy king's family lineage has long been a source of mystery among experts.
British archaeologist Howard Carter found the mummified foetuses when he discovered the Pharaoh's tomb in 1922.
Many scholars believe their mother to be Ankhesenamun, the young pharaoh's only known wife. However, some scientists have suggested the foetuses may have been placed in King Tut's tomb to allow him to 'live as a newborn in the afterlife'.
More than 100 delegates from ten countries, including the Director of the Cultural Bureau of the Egyptian Embassy in the UK and researchers from Egypt s Conservation of Medicinal Plants project in Sinai and the British Museum, are attending the conference.
The conference, the first international conference aiming to bring together the two elements of ancient Egyptian healthcare practises: pharmacy and medicine, will also hear how 70 per cent of the pharmaceutical ingredients used in medicines by the ancient Egyptians are still being used today.
Professors Rosalie David s team and Professor Mohamed Demerdash have studied prescriptions written on papyrus, diagnosing and treating ailments.
Professor David said: 'Our work shows that the ancient Egyptians preceded the Greeks in developing Pharmacy. These were not magic spells but pharmaceutical products some of which are still in use in modern times.'
Other keynote speakers will discuss surviving craniofacial trauma, cerebral palsy, dentistry and diet in ancient Egypt.
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Canucks' Aaron Rome hurt in pre-season game, veteran Owen Nolan releasedNHL.com @NHLdotcom
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Canucks defenceman Aaron Rome broke his hand and minor league forward Steven Pinizzotto dislocated his shoulder during a 4-3 preseason loss to the San Jose Sharks on Sunday night.
Rome, who has played 105 games over the past two seasons in Vancouver, was injured blocking a shot in the second period and did not return.
"He ll be re-evaluated tomorrow, but obviously it's going to be some time, Canucks coach Alain Vigneault said of Rome's injury.
Pinizzotto, who played all five of his seasons in the minors, was hurt after a first-period collision with big San Jose defenceman Douglas Murray.
Vancouver also released veteran forward Owen Nolan from a tryout contract after Sunday's loss. The 39-year-old former all-star had a goal and an assist in three games as he attempted to resurrect a career that had seen him get 885 points in 1,200 NHL games before playing last season in Switzerland.
The Canucks also released former NHL forward Niko Dimitrakos from a professional tryout contract Sunday night, one day after doing the same to Steve Begin, and two days after cutting veteran goaltender Manny Legace from his tryout.
Vancouver also sent goalie Matt Climie and forward Antoine Roussel to its American Hockey League affiliate in Chicago after Sunday's loss.


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BWW Reviews: Theatre22's THE LISBON TRAVIATA Relies Too Heavily on a Love of Opera
Terrence McNally is by far one of my favorite playwrights. I mean his current Broadway offering had me in tears as does most of his work. But even your favorites are bound to have one or two pieces that just don't work for you. Such is the case with "The Lisbon Traviata" currently being produced by Theatre22 as part of their inaugural season as well as their Summer Pride Festival. Yes, there are some good performances in the production and the set is gorgeous but ultimately it just felt like not enough of a story being offered in Act Two that couldn't redeem the lack of story in Act One not to mention the highly specific audience needed to enjoy it.
It's a fairly simple premise, the dissolution of a gay relationship. Stephen and Mike (Daniel Christensen and Sean P. O'Bannon) have an open relationship. And so while Mike has his latest trick Paul (Kyle James Traver) over to the apartment, Steven is hanging out with his fellow opera lover friend Mendy (Eric Mulholland) until later in the evening when he has his own dalliance waiting. But Stephen is less than thrilled with this open arrangement and would much prefer to be home with Mike who is drifting further and further away. Oh and there's a lot of talk about opera, specifically Maria Callas and her Lisbon "Traviata".
That about covers it. Pretty simple huh? And most of this story is covered in Act Two while Act One is spent with Stephen and Mendy dishing about opera for 95% of the Act. I now have much more sympathy for non-musical theatre people who get caught up in a conversation with me and my friends when we go off on one of our musical tirades as that's what Act One was for opera lovers with just a hint of exposition for Act Two thrown in. Yes, I understand it's a set up as Act Two and the break up become its own kind of opera but even that convention seemed fairly self-indulgent as if McNally was trying to exorcise some personal demons. It didn't get completely to being his therapy on stage (which is a pet peeve of mine) but it came pretty close.
OK, let's try and get past the play which I obviously didn't shine to and look at the performances. There is some good stuff here. Christensen is completely engaging and thoughtful throughout the piece and manages some lovely and tragic moments. O'Bannon as his drifting lover is likable and sympathetic but I missed some levels in his performance. Mulholland too is likable and kind of the comic relief of the play but he too could have used some variation in his character. And Traver, while only on stage for a brief scene manages some wonderful intensity especially in his standoff with the soon to be ousted Stephen.
The production values especially the set from director Gerald B. Browning are top notch and make for a gorgeous backdrop, it's just the script that left me wanting especially from one of my favorites. I can see why this one isn't often produced. With my three letter rating system, I have to give this one a MEH mostly as the story or lack thereof just didn't grab me.
"The Lisbon Traviata" from Theatre22 performs at Richard Hugo House through June 28th. For tickets or information visit them online at www.theatre22.org.