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The latest episode of the long-running Arunma Oteh versus House of Representatives soap opera ought to be subtitled: Episode 10 – Bad laws and Blackmail.
At this point the lady would be wishing she had devoted more time to studying the fine art of diplomacy and ego massage, before dumping her cushy job as Vice President for Corporate Development at the African Development Bank (AfDB) in order to become an Abuja powerhouse as Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Given that early in her tenure she set out an agenda for cleaning out the capital market and taking on entrenched interests, it was inevitable that she would get into pretty serious fights. Some of those slugfests have been brutal affairs – with little or no provision for civility.
Remember the clash of the amazons? In the red corner brimming with reformist zeal was Oteh; in the blue corner was the hulking presence of the longstanding boss of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke.
Despite the bruising nature of that engagement, it is not the reason that the SEC DG's tumultuous reign now faces the very real threat of an abrupt and ignominious termination. Credit for that must go to the infamous clash last year at a public hearing on the collapse of the Nigerian capital market called by the House Committee on Capital Markets and other Financial Institutions.
Most readers will recall the heated exchanges between Oteh and committee chairman, Herman Hembe, and the lurid tales of bribes solicited and given on both sides. The grubby exchange led to the fall of the chairman and the dissolution of his committee.
Oteh only fared slightly better. She was asked to proceed on compulsory leave by the SEC board, pending an independent investigation into the management of Project 50, a programme put together by her to commemorate 50 years of the capital market in Nigeria. Although the board-ordered probe by PricewaterhouseCoopers will clear her of any financial impropriety – opening the way for her return to office, the definitive battle of her tenure was just beginning to take shape.
If Oteh's interaction with the Hembe committee was prickly, it was not much better with the successor committee. Offended legislators bided their time – waiting to exact their pound of flesh.
In short order they came up with a report that was anything but laudatory for the SEC boss. One of the most contentious conclusions reached was that Oteh was not qualified to head the commission because she did not possess the requisite professional qualification prescribed in the Securities and Exchange Commission Act for appointment to the office of Director-General.
Flowing from this, the House issued the non-negotiable decree that President Goodluck Jonathan fired the lady. Aso Rock's understanding of the position of the legislators was that their resolution was advisory and not binding on the president.
In order to make it clear that this was not friendly advice but an order, the legislators have turned the screws tighter by making no provision whatsoever for SEC in the 2013 budget. They have even gone a step further by warning the president not to think of funding commission – even from private sources.
Let's explain this by saying that the commission has not been scrapped; but it will only receive funding again after the DG had been kicked out of office.
First, what we have here is a shameful instance of a law being tailor-made to target an individual. Secondly, we are confronted not by the regular saber-rattling of legislators, but an unapologetic attempt to blackmail the president to do their bidding. I wish there was a more elegant way to put it, but blackmail has an unmistakable smell to it.
If the House had stopped by publishing the report of its committee indicting Oteh, and left Jonathan to deal with the moral burden of leaving in office an individual whose reputation had been damaged by the legislators' findings, most people would have backed them.
Unfortunately, in this case as in many others, we see lawmakers engaging in overreach. The legislators of the Fourth Republic are particularly guilty of this tendency. They are not the sort of lawmakers Nigerians knew in the First, Second or Third Republics, but a hybrid variety that see themselves straddling legislative and executive roles.
This crisis of identity, and confusion over what their true role should be, comes across even in the language of their engagement with agents of the executive branch. And so from day to day we're regaled with reports of the "summons" issued to one minister, or the latest threat to arrest the head of some government parastatal for tardiness in responding to legislative invitations.
In 1999, the first class of Fourth Republic legislators prepared the foundation for the crisis we see today, by manipulating the budget to introduce what they called "community projects."
These were not altruistic or well-thought out development projects, but rather showy, populist undertakings to create the impression that the lawmakers had "done something" for their people during their tenure. The injection of these extraneous items altered the shape of the federal budgets designed by the executive, and provided the ground for the earliest fights between then President Olusegun Obasanjo and the lawmakers.
Unfortunately for our democracy, the class of 1999 successfully blackmailed the executive, and every president ever since has had to live with the nightmare of legislators who do not know where their territory begins and ends.
Elsewhere what happens is that legislators lobby the executive branch to site choice projects in their constituencies in exchange for support for the administration's legislative agenda. The lawmaker then gets credit for attracting such a project to his constituency. It is what the Americans refer to as "pork barrel" bills.
Returning to Oteh, the demands of the House actually put the National Assembly as an institution in an awkward position. Let's not forget that the Senate cleared her in 2010 and declared she was fit for the role. So if anyone deserves flak for her appointment it is the senators who approved her appointment three years ago.
The lawmakers who are always quick to assert their independence, should accord that same right to the executive. Oteh is an appointee of the president and it is only fair and proper that he be allowed to determine whether she is up to the demands of her office. The sort of bald-faced pressure being put on Jonathan to sack the lady is an unseemly abuse of legislative power.
What they are doing may not be the best for separation of powers in our democracy, yet the legislators may just get their way. The president has displayed over time, a tendency to buckle in the face of the least pressure from ornery lawmakers.
He doesn't have the bloody-mindedness of an Obasanjo who will sometimes dare his interlocutors to tip the whole democratic project into the ravine, rather than succumb to blatant blackmail. And that is bad news for Oteh.
At a time when she thinks its peace and safety, he will dump her to appease the gods of Apo, just as he did with Dr. Harold Demuren, the erstwhile Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Following the Dana Air crash last year, the legislators demanded his head on a platter. In due season, Jonathan duly obliged.


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EDISON — As part of remembering the deceased for El Dia de los Muertos, "the Day of the Dead," the Spanish 5 class at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison prepared a Wall of Memory commemorating the many thousands of lives lost due to Human Rights violations in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru in an effort to share awareness with others.
The students created a work of public art to exhibit Human Rights violations in the form of a remembrance that coincides with the practice of commemorating the deceased. They showcased what they have learned via research and the viewing of foreign language films. Information was shared with the Spanish AP class in Spanish and to peers and visitors from the staff in both English and Spanish.
Spanish 3 Honors students studied the Mexican Celebration of the Day of the Dead. The students chose a deceased artist, Salvador Dali, a deceased Colombian singer, Soraya, and the deceased baseball star Roberto Clemente to honor. As they learned the reason and ways this holiday is celebrated, they simulated the experience by collaborating on the construction of an oferenda (tribute or offering) and decorating it with the various products that not only represent the deceased, but also are typically used during this tradition, such as the marigolds, papel picado and el pan de muerto.
Each of these carries a symbolic meaning. In addition, the students were made up as Calaveras and Catrinas (images of death). The students proudly shared information about the holiday to audiences of peers, teachers and administrators both in English and in Spanish.
Earlier last week, Wardlaw-Hartridge fourth graders participated in a tradition that dates back over 60 years: Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF, a "Kids Helping Kids" campaign. The students recently learned about the realities that countless children in the developing world must endure every day as they struggle to survive in the face of disease, disasters, and other hardships such as poor nutrition.
The students also discussed the difference between human "wants" and human "needs". The class was amazed to hear that only 25 cents provides 10 children with clean water to drink for a day, and only $50 can vaccinate 85 children against polio for life.
The presentation motivated all of the students in 4C to volunteer to ask for UNICEF donations instead of candy as they were trick-or-treating for Halloween. By making a small sacrifice of their own, the fourth graders wanted to give their peers thousands of miles away the best hope for survival. The total collected from the class was $140.
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The Plzen factory was founded in 1859 by Count Waldstein. Emil Škoda acquired Waldstein´s factory in 1869.
The first turbogenerator was manufactured in 1924 and first hydrogenerator a year later. As part of the large Škoda group, it supplied many of the generators and associated equipment required in the Eastern European markets. The factory underwent a major upgrade of facilities in 1950 with the construction of the "Gigant" workshop and construction of a heavy workshop "New Hall" in 1987.
FKI Energy Technology group acquired the former Škoda Elektrické stroje from the Škoda group in March 2001. To date more than 1300 turbogenerators and 245 hydrogenerators have been manufactured for customers in Europe, Asia, South America, Africa and Australia.
On 1 July 2008 Melrose completed the acquisition of FKI plc for a total consideration, including debt, of just under £1 billion. The three companies, BRUSH Electrical Machines Ltd, BRUSH HMA and BRUSH SEM now form BRUSH Turbogenerators.
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Successful inbound marketers should always be promoting the content they create via such tools as email and on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. But what happens when that content gets shared? When do users click on it? What's the shelf life of the share? How do others share it with their networks?
AddThis, a 5-year-old bookmarking and sharing service, recently crunched its large pool of data (it reaches 1.2 million users monthly) and pulled it into the following infographic to highlight some interesting sharing trends on the web.
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This page collects my slash fanfiction. It is adult, rated R or higher, and not for the easily shocked or homophobic.
Lord of the Rings Based
Elf Slash Sarcasm - A parody of elf-slash themed Tolkien fanfiction, featuring Elvish ways, Elrond's weakness, Boromir's breeches, hot Legolas/Aragorn action, and lots of fragrant alabaster skin. Rated NC-17, slash, graphic sex, and some deliberately awful writing.
Birch and Thorn - Elrond and Legolas get into hot water and cold steel. Rated NC-17, BDSM, slash.
Knives in the Dark - Legolas versus Haldir in the woods of Lothlorien. A matter of honor is resolved. Rated NC-17, BDSM, slash.
Talking Politics - Legolas and Haldir discuss power and fealty. Rated NC-17, mild BDSM, slash.
Praise the Birch - Legolas and Haldir tryst again, this time in the woods of Fangorn, so that Haldir may learn more of ansereg, and they both may learn what the living trees of Fangorn think of the matter. Rated NC-17, mild BDSM, slash.
Desiring a Body - A sensual ghost story from the heart of Tolkien canon. Fearless Legolas is seduced into communion with one of the Houseless Ones - and such spirits crave bodies. Warnings: Rated NC-17, slash, graphic sex, dark themes.
Lindon Night - A lighthearted slash piece in which a callow young Elrohir hits it off with someone... unexpected. Rated NC-17, slash.
Fire and Flail - Glorfindel, stricken by memory on his return to Middle-earth, seeks an elvish consolation, that of ansereg, and finds its givers more generous than he expects. A piece firmly within the Rivendell Elf Slash genre.
Like Old Times - After a run-in with some nasty cruel elves, the orcs Shagrat and Gorbag make a few decisions. A ragged slice of orc life. Warnings: Extra Squicky! Rated NC-17, violence, graphic sex, grotesqueness and raw language - these are orcs.
SERIES: Star-Crossed - Novella Length. A 12-part slash romance with just one catch, featuring Elladan and Elrohir, the sons of Elrond.
Terrible Alchemy- The tale of how Sauron, in the primeval times of Middle-earth, came to ally himself to Melkor. A geological slash fantasia! Rated NC-17, slash, BDSM, graphic sex.
Blood to Iron - The origin story for "Ansereg AU" slash, featuring Fingon and Maedhros. Rated NC-17, slash, BDSM, sex, angst.
Of Secrets Kept - A short piece in which Turgon finds some consolation for his griefs in a friend's company. Rated NC-17, graphic sex, slash and het elements - not a story for het-phobes.
Thrice for Honor - Young Elrond's first experiences with warrior's ways, at the hands of Erestor; amongst the followers of the Sons of Fëanor; and the hand of Maedhros. Prologue is rated R for violence. Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 are all rated NC-17 for BDSM and slash. In the 2003 Galvorn Awards for Silmarillion fanfiction, this story won a Finrod's Choice award.
Of the Laws of Ansereg - An explanation of ansereg, the author's AU concept of Elvish BDSM. Rated R.
The Sheltering Sands - A vignette of Elrond and Gil-Galad, a sweet encounter on the beaches of Lindon, a slash story in the form of a letter. Rated NC-17, slash, graphic sex.
Laws and Customs - A vignette related to the series One Ring to Bind Them: a loremaster's essay on laws and customs among the Elves gets read by the wrong person, and the rights and wrongs of elvish libidos come under scrutiny. Rated PG-15, slash and bisexuality.
Intimate Rites - After the seige of Imladris in the Second Age, Gil-Galad and Elrond are reunited and renew their bond within the circle of ansereg. Rated NC-17, slash, graphic sex, mild BDSM.
SERIES: One Ring to Bind Them - Novella Length. The tale of the making of the Rings of Power, interlaced with intrigue and forbidden romance. Read the warnings!
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To viewers of a certain age, Henry Winkler will always be The Fonz from "Happy Days," but he's garnered whole new legions of fans -- including Queen Elizabeth II -- with his "Hank Zipzer" books.
Winkler was on "The Late Late Show" (Weeknights, 12:30 a.m. EST on CBS) to promote his new book, "Ghost Buddy," and he adopted his Fonzie voice as he was describing the plot to Craig Ferguson.
When Ferguson moved his copy of the book to one side, he explained that he did it to avoid getting spit on it. He and Winkler revealed that they both have a tendency to spit when they talk, which led Winkler to accidentally enter the realm of innuendo.
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Amanda Seyfried is always willing to take a risk on the red carpet, and that was most definitely the case last night at the 2012 Hollywood Film Awards, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California.
She looked stunning wearing a red bustier dress from Prabal Gurung's Resort 2013 collection, which is receiving a lot of celebrity love at the moment.
Her red-hot drop-waist dress which features a flare skirt and an exposed tulle corset is sexy without being tacky.
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Lew Tabackin
|Lew Tabackin
|Background information
|Birth name
|Lewis Barry Tabackin
March 26, 1940
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
|Tenor saxophone, flute
|Years active
|RCA Victor/BMG, Discomate, Inner City
|Associated acts
|Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band, Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra
Lewis Barry Tabackin (born March 26, 1940) is a jazz flutist and tenor saxophonist. He is married to pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi, with whom he has co-led large ensembles since the 1970s.
Critic Scott Yannow describes Tabackin as "one of the few jazz musicians who has been able to develop completely different musical personalities on two instruments", with his forceful hard bop style on sax contrasting with his delicate flute playing.[1]
- 1 Biography
- 2 Jazz Foundation of America
- 3 Discography
- 4 Awards and honors
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Tabackin first took up the flute at the age of 12, followed by the tenor saxophone at age 15.[2] He has citied Al Cohn[2][3] and Coleman Hawkins[2] as influences on his sax playing, while his flute role models include classical players such as William Kincaid, Julius Baker, and Jean-Pierre Rampal.[2] Tabackin studied flute at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music and also studied music with composer Vincent Persichetti. In 1962 he graduated from the Conservatory and, after a stint with the U.S. Army, worked with Tal Farlow. He also worked with Chuck Israels in New York City,[2] and a combo that included Elvin Jones, Donald Byrd, and Roland Hanna. Later he would have a chair in The Dick Cavett Show's band and The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen.[4] Tabackin moved from New York to California when The Tonight Show relocated in 1972.[3] During this time he played with Shelly Manne and Billy Higgins, among others.[3]
Tabackin met Toshiko Akiyoshi in 1967 while he was playing in Clark Terry's band and she was invited to sit in for Don Friedman.[3] They formed a quartet in the late 1960s, married in 1969,[5] and in 1973 co-founded the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band in Los Angeles,[3] which later became the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin, playing bebop in Duke Ellington-influenced arrangements and compositions by Akiyoshi.[6] Tabackin was principal soloist for the big band/orchestra from 1973 through 2003.
Lew Tabackin was interviewed by Linus Wyrsch on "The Jazz Hole" for breakthruradio.com in July 2011 - Lew Tabackin Interview by breakthruradio.com
Jazz Foundation of America[edit]
Tabackin has become a great supporter of the Jazz Foundation of America in their mission to save the homes and the lives of America's elderly jazz and blues musicians including musicians that survived Hurricane Katrina. He sits on the Advisory Committee of the Foundation since 2002.[7]
As leader or co-leader[edit]
Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band[edit]
Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin[edit]
Akiyoshi - Tabackin Big Band compilations[edit]
As sideman[edit]
With Maynard Ferguson
With Jazz Composer's Orchestra
With Jimmy Knepper
With Duke Pearson
With Donald Byrd
With Toshiko Akiyoshi
With Shelly Manne
With Barry Miles
With Leonard Feather
With Tom Waits
With Shelly Manne
With Louie Bellson
With Bill Berry
With Freddie Hubbard
With Benny Carter
With John Colianni
With Carla White
With Howard Alden
With David Lahm
With Jimmy Amadie
With Harmonie Ensemble New York
Awards and honors[edit]
Down Beat magazine Critic's Poll winner:[11]
Down Beat Magazine Reader's Poll winner:[12]
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band: 1976 (Long Yellow Road), 1977 (Road Time), 1978 (Insights), 1979 (Kogun), 1980 (Farewell), 1981 (Tanuki's Night Out), 1984 (Ten Gallon Shuffle), 1985 (March of the Tadpoles), 1992 (Carnegie Hall Concert), 1994 (Desert Lady / Fantasy).
Stereo Review magazine (US):[citation needed]
- Jazz Album of the Year: 1976 (Long Yellow Road)
Swing Journal (Japanese jazz magazine) awards:[14]
- Gold Disk: 1976 (Insights), Silver Disk: 1974 (Kogun), 1979 (Salted Gingko Nuts), 1996 (Four Seasons of Morita Village)
- ^ Yannow, Scott. Lew Tabackin: Biography, Allmusic.com, accessed Sep 29, 2017
- ^ a b c d e Joffe, Edward. "An Interview with Lew Tabackin." Joffe Woodwinds, Nov. 2006. Web. 11 Aug. 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Jung, Fred. "A Fireside Chat With Lew Tabackin." All About Jazz, 4 Apr. 2003. Web. 11 Aug. 2014.
- ^ Feather, Leonard, and Ira Gitler. The Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Seventies. New York: Horizon, 1976. Print.
- ^ Freedman, Samuel G. "A Jewish-Asian Couple's Union Leads to a Scholarly Interest in Intermarriage." New York Times, Late Edition (East Coast). Jun 16 2012. ProQuest. Web. 13 Aug. 2014.
- ^ Down Beat Artist Profile
- ^ archive.org. 2009-02-11. URL: https://archive.org/details/JonHammondJazzAngelspt.2-JFA_sWendyOxenhornonHammondCastKYOURADIO. (Archived by blogspot.com at https://archive.org/details/JonHammondJazzAngelspt.2-JFA_sWendyOxenhornonHammondCastKYOURADIO)
- ^ Dryden, Ken, "Lew Tabackin: Jazz na Hradě (2010)," allaboutjazz.com. Accessed 2011 September 26.
- ^ Mosaic Records, Mosaic Select Vol. 33 Archived 2008-10-06 at the Wayback Machine.. Accessed 2008 September 19.
- ^ VIEW DVD Listing
- ^ Down Beat magazine critic's poll winners database Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.. Accessed 2007 October 4
- ^ Down Beat magazine Readers Poll winners database "archives" Archived 2009-10-01 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 2010 March.
- ^ LA Times (Grammy) Awards database. Accessed 2007 October 4
- ^ Swing Journal (Japanese Jazz magazine) Gold / Silver Disk Award winners (Japanese link). Accessed 2007 October 4


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Crescent Moon Games has announced their new upcoming 3D puzzler, Twisty Planets. Developed by FirstSight Games and starring the adorable Qub, players must try to get Qub to safety, collecting the stars in the 60 different levels to get him to safety. Check out the trailer below for the game, coming soon to Android.


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Rockers 30 Seconds To Mars are literally out of this world - their new single has been launched into space.
The band, fronted by actor Jared Leto, headed to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) base in Cape Canaveral in Florida on Friday (01Mar13) to send the first copy of their song Up In The Air into orbit on board a SpaceX rocket, bound for the International Space Station (ISS).
Leto reveals the launch was the development of a crazy idea he had had some time ago to help the group celebrate the upcoming release of their next album in a big way.
He tells MTV.com, "It was a phenomenal morning; it's been a mind-blowing experience, sending our music up into space, where it's pushing into orbit and going around the earth, that's a pretty amazing thing to think about.
"It seemed impossible; for a moment I played with the idea of a weather balloon, but I had been speaking with NASA for quite some time about ways to find something creative to do together. And I presented them with this idea and here we are...
"A core part of what Thirty Seconds To Mars is about is dreams... creativity and dreams are one in the same. And so it's inspiring and challenging to try to make the impossible into reality. And this has certainly been an example of that; putting your music into space is no easy feat."
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I had hoped to send some pictures home right now, but it turns out I didn't bring a card reader so I can't. We took a lot of pictures this week.
This week was fun having Christmas and all. We bought a lot of little things and gave them children in families we are teaching. We also gave families December editions of the Liahona in Tagalog and we gave away a few movies(like The Testaments) It was a good Christmas. We also attended the Birthday party of one member on Christmas eve.We have an investigator right now from Iglesia Ni Cristo. The members are not allowed to have a bible or say prayers. We talked about prayer and now they are saying prayers every night and have already related to us several great experiences about prayers. One time we were praying as a companionship and I felt inspired to pray to help her with a certain problem. Later that day when we were teaching her that very problem came up as a concern. It is great to be able to say with confidence to someone that you have prayed for them to help them with that specific concern.
Saturday we baptized Jamaica. I'll try to send pictures next week...I did the baptism and then Elder Sta.Ana the confirmation in church. Everyone wanted me to say the baptism prayer in English and I fully intended to do so, but when I went to give the prayer, I forgot the wording in English... So I just did it in Tagalog. It was a good experience for the family. We had 2 other investigators at the baptism service, and after the baptism one of them said " Elders I'm next". That was pretty exciting to hear. This is the longest it has taken me to get a baptism in an area and now we have baptisms lined up. I'll probably only see about 3 more before I leave but my companion will finish the work for the rest. We also have a lot of returning members. Yesterday when church started about 1/4 persons there were people we were teaching.Last Saturday, after Jamaica's baptism was the ward Christmas Party. That was fun. And all of our investigators were there as well as the returning members. Almost everyone we were teaching was there, except for people we just barely started teaching and a few other exceptions. They really know how to party in the Philippines and even our investigators participated. Another cool thing that happened at the party was that a member told us that Jamaica's countenance seemed brighter. He asked us when she would be baptized and we told him this morning. He concluded that must be the reason.We had one great lesson yesterday with an investigator. We explained to them very clearly about the Holy Ghost and his mission. After we talked about how the Holy Ghost feels and what it means when you feel the Holy Ghost the eleven year old told us that she was feeling the Holy Ghost so it means what we were teaching must be true. Another thing that happened, that I've never had happen, was that while we were teaching one lesson I just opened my scriptures and there was a perfect scripture. Of course I use scriptures, and I've often felt inspiration for what scriptures to use, but this time I opened up, saw a scripture on the page that I wasn't familiar with and then shared it. While I would not recommend simply opening the scriptures and sharing the first one you see, I would say that on occasion God can guide you in that very way.New Years here is insane. They have a ton of fireworks already, and it's not new years yet. It is very loud. They have one firework that I've only heard about because it has been banned. It is called the 'Goodbye Philippines'. They say it cracks the cement. All in all New Years is pretty fun. We have an early curfew of 6 pm .
Have a good week, keep your head up, and smile.
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Success…That one word probably has a different definition or some variation of it for every person reading this article.
I think it's pretty safe to say, though, that whatever your definition happens to be, if you were asked if you wanted your kids to grow up to be successful, your quick answer would be, "Of course!"
One of my favorite quotes is from beloved American baseball player Yogi Berra, who said, "If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else."
Yogi had a knack for mangling his words and rendering some pretty funny quotes.
But the profound thing about most of his sayings is that there's usually a whole lot of truth in them if you look closely enough.
When it comes to being a dad, or anything else in life, if we don't know where we're going, we are most certainly going to end up someplace else
In this whole idea of success and being intentional in our parenting, we have to know "where we're going," if we are ever going to know whether we're getting any closer or perhaps heading in the opposite direction.
How Do You Define Success?
If you travel very often, you know that it's pretty common today for most of us to pull out our smart phones, GPS, or head to the computer when it's time to search for directions to our destination
You probably have a favorite map program or app that is your "go to" place for routing your trip.
If you are like me, then you have more than once entered your starting location and your final destination, listened to the pleasant voice on the device giving you turn-by-turn directions, only to find out that the destination you finally arrived at is not where you intended to go.
You have a few choices at that point.
- You can try re-entering in the destination address and listening to the dulcet voice on the device saying, "Recalculating,"
- You can try a different map app and hope for a better outcome,
- You can stop and ask for directions, or
- Just give up and head back home.
After all, it probably wasn't meant for you to have your teeth cleaned at the dentist that day
Funny as all of that may sound, I bet you had to laugh a little (or groan) when you remembered yourself having the exact same experience.
But what if instead of the destination being somewhere you really didn't want to go anyway, like the dentist's office, your destination was to a banquet where you were the guest of honor
The problem with the map program directions was still the same, but your motivation to get there, despite several rounds of "recalculating," would be quite different. I don't know about you, but I'll take driving somewhere to receive an award any day over a trip to the dentist!
In this GPS example of our challenging experiences getting to a physical destination, we can learn some lessons about the destination of success in parenting.
It often works in similar ways.
When we begin to consider how we define success in parenting, we have to start with a clear picture of what the intended destination looks like and just how motivated we are to actually arrive there.
In parenting, once the destination has been programmed in, there are sure to be some points of "recalculating" along the way.
But it's how we think about those times and what we do about them that determines whether or not we actually reach our intended destination
Many parents that I've spoken with over the years tend to define success for their kids in a variety of ways.
Some common ways include getting good grades in school, being well behaved, making and having good friendships, or excelling in an extra-curricular activity such as sports, music, or the arts.
It's often the tangibles that parents will point to as the outward proof that their kids are experiencing success.
Things like sports trophies, honor roll certificates, medals, blue ribbons and scholarships are often the outward measure parents use to gauge the success levels of their children.
But are these things enough?
Awards and recognitions of this kind are certainly cause for celebration and are the outcome of hard work, to be sure…but is there something else?
What can we use to help us define success in ways that run deeper than these outward, tangible awards?
It's a little more challenging to dig a little deeper and begin to focus on other ways parents can define success that are, perhaps, not so easy to see or hang on the wall. But I can assure you, it's worth the effort to dig deeper.
I was a public school educator for 30 years, with 20 of those years as an administrator. I've spent many hours thinking and writing about that great wealth of experience and all that those experiences taught me.
I feel very privileged to have known and been able to work with literally hundreds of parents and families. I've seen kids enter kindergarten and come out the other end as high school graduates. I've seen and been a part of all the awards and ceremonies for many years.
I've been a part of numerous Homecoming ceremonies where kings and queens were crowned! I've handed out trophies, shaken hands and had my picture made with hundreds of students of all ages.
These are all very exciting times, to be sure, and memories that will last these kids a lifetime.
But after is all said and done, after the pictures have faded and the crowns have tarnished, what will be left?
We all probably remember the classmate who was voted Most Likely to Succeed in high school. To make matters worse, their picture with that title was splashed all across the pages of the school yearbook.
Then comes the 20-year high school reunion party and everyone is wondering if the label stuck.
Did "Gary" really live up to the expectation of his friends and classmates for a life of success?
The answer to that question will most likely be found in the qualities and thinking that he had when he left high school; qualities and thinking that actually shaped his future life beyond his high school accomplishments; qualities that his parents were intentional about sowing into his heart and mind. Because, you see, his level of life success had absolutely nothing to do with the popularity he enjoyed in high school that was reflected in the pages of the school yearbook.
Success was a result of something much deeper and much more intentional.
Important Questions That Must Be Asked
So, as a parent, what are your plans and actions for your kids that will take them beyond their outwardly visible childhood and adolescent successes?
What will you do to equip them to successfully handle the challenges that life throws their way?
What truths do you have for them, while they are still under your influence, that will last them long after the honor roll ribbons and trophies find their way to the attic?
How you answer these questions will ultimately determine whether you are giving your kids the best chance to find their true fulfillment, happiness and success throughout their life, or whether they will experience their own confusion and perpetual self-doubt.
It's all about our own thinking, reflecting and intentionality about success that in turn will be the model for our kids to emulate.
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Choloepus hoffmanni
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Choloepus hoffmanni W. Peters, 1858
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|Taxonomic Notes:
|Five subspecies are recognized by Gardner and Naples (2007).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Plese, T. & Chiarello, A.
|Abba, A.M. & Superina, M.
|Abba, A.M.
Choloepus hoffmanni is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, its occurrence in a number of protected areas, its tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a threatened category. However, because of ongoing deforestation, the northern population (nominate subspecies) of this species could potentially be assessed as Near Threatened.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|Choloepus hoffmanni has two disjunct populations. The northernmost population ranges from Nicaragua south into western Venezuela. The southern population is found from north-central Peru through extreme western Brazil (south-western Amazonas and probably Acre states) to central Bolivia. There is a doubtful, outlying record for this species from the Rio Aripuanã, Mato Grosso state, Brazil (Fonseca and Aguiar 2004). Its range within Brazil is unclear, and further surveys are needed.
This species ranges from sea level to 3,300 m Asl in Costa Rica; up to 1,925 m Asl in Panama; and up to 1,150 m Asl in the southern Andes of Venezuela. In Colombia, the species is found in the biogeographical regions of the Andean zone, Caribbean and Chocó, more specifically in the departments of Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Nariño, Quindío, Sucre, Valle del Cauca, and Santanderes from sea level up to 3,200 m Asl (Alberico et al. 2000, Moreno 2003, Morales-Jiménez et al. 2004, Acevedo and Sanchez 2007).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Brazil (Acre, Amazonas); Colombia (Colombia (mainland)); Costa Rica (Costa Rica (mainland)); Ecuador (Ecuador (mainland)); Honduras (Honduras (mainland)); Nicaragua (Nicaragua (mainland)); Panama; Peru; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (Venezuela (mainland))
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Choloepus hoffmanni occurs at densities of 1.05 animals per hectare on Barro Colorado Island, Panama (Montgomery and Sunquist 1975). It has been found at densities of 0.3 to 1.5 animals per hectare in the Andean region of Colombia, while densities in the lowlands of northern Colombia were 0.2 to 0.83 individuals per hectare (Alvarez 2004, Acevedo and Sanchez 2007).
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|Choloepus hoffmanni is largely found in lowland and montane tropical forest, both deciduous and mixed-deciduous. In Central America, it occurs in evergreen and semi-deciduous tropical moist forest, as well as in secondary forest, but it is rare or absent in lowland dry forest. In Costa Rica, it is able to use cocoa plantations (Theobroma cacao) as habitat (Vaughan et al. 2007, Peery and Pauli 2012) and frequently ventures into relatively open pastures in search of isolated feeding trees (Vaughan et al. 2007). It can also occur in dry grassland with thorny shrubs and trees (Nicaragua, Genoways and Timm 2003). These sloths are rather solitary. In cocoa farms of Costa Rica, the mating system involves a mixture of polygyny with promiscuity, the sex ratio is female-biased and male home ranges vary from 1.1 to 139.5 ha (Peery and Pauli 2012). Their herbivore-omnivore diet consists mainly of leaves, fruits and sap of some trees.
|Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat:
|Use and Trade:
|In some parts of its range, C. hoffmanni is hunted for food and to be sold as a pet to tourists.
|Major Threat(s):
|It appears that there are no major threats to C. hoffmanni at the global level. Nevertheless, subpopulations in the northwestern part of its range, especially in Colombia and Central America, are declining due to severe habitat degradation and fragmentation. Furthermore, they are hunted by indigenous communities. Wild-caught individuals, especially offspring, are sold as pets to tourists in Colombia (Moreno and Plese 2006). This illegal trade is increasing and represents a cause of concern due to its impact on the wild population.
|Conservation Actions:
|Choloepus hoffmanni is present in many protected areas. It is included in CITES Appendix III for Costa Rica. Further research is needed to establish whether there are taxonomic differences between the two disjunct populations.
|Plese, T. & Chiarello, A. 2014. Choloepus hoffmanni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T4778A47439751. . Downloaded on 18 August 2018.
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To normalize databases, there are certain rules to keep in mind. These pages will illustrate the basics of normalization in a simplified way, followed by some examples.
Database normalization Rule 1: Eliminate Repeating Groups. Make a separate table for each set of related attributes, and give each table a primary key.
Unnormalized Data Items for Puppies
- puppy number
- puppy name
- kennel code
- kennel name
- kennel location
- trick ID
- trick name
- trick where learned
- skill level
In the original list of data, each puppy description is followed by a list of tricks the puppy has learned. Some might know 10 tricks, some
might not know any. To answer the question "Can Fifi roll over?" we need first to find Fifi's puppy record, then scan the list of tricks associated with the record.This is awkward, inefficient, and extremely untidy.
Moving the tricks into a seperate tablehelps considerably. Seperating the repeating groupsof tricks from the puppy information results in first normal form. The puppy number in the trick table matches the primarykey in the puppy table, providing a foreign key for relating the two tables with a join operation. Now we can answer our question with a direct retrieval look to see if Fifi's puppy number and the trick ID for "roll over" appear together in the trick table.
First Normal Form:
Puppy Table
puppy number — primary key
puppy name
kennel name
kennel location
Trick Table
puppy number
trick ID
trick name
trick where learned
skill level


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We've received grassroots support from all over the place, not only across the state of Alabama, but the U.S. The American people are fired up about this race!
This race MATTERS. Your VOICE matters. Take heart, conservatives from all over are stepping up and making their voices heard! Last night was a great example of this. Thank you to Carl Jernigan and Eunie Smith for hosting such an over the top successful event! Thank you to everyone that attended, you're patriotism is undeniable. #BeckyForCongress | BeckyForCongress.com


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- Coopetition
- Building Innovations
- Energy Service Companies
When Competitors Help You Succeed
Today's energy efficient buildings solutions can involve complex interactions between technologies and vendors. As building components become deeply integrated with intelligent building technologies, it is increasingly rare for one vendor to supply the entirety of the technology. Large global vendors may have the resources to acquire or build diverse sets of technologies, but it is difficult for one company to claim market leadership or even significant competence in all technological areas. In some instances, this strategy can even amount to brand dilution or lack of focus.
Models for Success
Business models are playing into this quickly emerging market dynamic. In the past, the prevalent model was for companies to offer a single product or unit for sale. Sales were mostly a one-time transaction with a marketing follow-up when the product became outdated or reached the end of its useful life. Customer retention was difficult with this model, and revenue streams were uneven and influenced by the economy, market trends, and a host of other drivers or hurdles. As a service business models, such as software as a service or platform as a service, alleviated some of the risks and downfalls of single product or license-based sales. For vendors, this meant a more recurrent revenue stream, more consistent interaction with customers, and an opportunity to upsell additional products and services as part of the ongoing relationship. However, these as a service models are still somewhat limited, as they may only solve one aspect of a customer's problem. In an increasingly integrated world, as a service offerings can be seen as being similar to single product offerings when viewed from the perspective of a customer's problem set.
Selling solutions or projects has evolved as a business model with market advantages. This model looks at a customer's priorities and a specific problem or problem set, and combines technologies and services to solve that problem. Notice that competitive advantage was not used to describe it. The reason? Assembling the best solution set may involve working closely with direct market competitors, or coopetition, as the term has been coined.
Energy service companies (ESCOs), for example, are familiar with coopetition. ESCOs utilize a financial structure called an energy savings performance contract (ESPC) where, in simple terms, the efficiency upgrades are financed and paid for out of the energy savings. ESCO projects can be designed to deliver specific equipment upgrades, but typical projects encompass a bundle of improvements across technology types. This approach improves the economics of the entire project by blending the returns of high cost, longer payback pieces of equipment (e.g., HVAC systems) with lower cost, faster payback items (e.g., LED lighting). As described in a recent Navigant Research report, ESCO Market Overview, the necessity of bundling technologies and services to make the ESPC work from a financial perspective has caused ESCOs to embrace coopetition with a solution or a project-oriented business model.
Coopetition allows vendors with complementary strengths to apply those strengths to a project and share in common gains. Additionally, vendors are realizing there is great opportunity in shifting from the single point solution or component manufacturing role to the platform play that will support deeper, ongoing customer engagements. Success in this realm means positioning solutions in terms of broader business impacts, with a desire to engage directly with the c-suite. There is no cookie cutter design for partnerships or coopetition in commercial terms. This is a nascent market where flexibility is a key parameter. In this landscape, creativity and openness will be rewarded, and unprepared vendors may face real market disruption as they realize that they are unprepared for competition from non-traditional sources.


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A storm of controversy has forced Puerto Rico to pull the plug on a deal with Whitefish Energy.
The tiny electrical company with only two full-time employees had been awarded a huge $300 million contract to restore electricity knocked out by Hurricane Maria.
"I have asked the board of the power authority to invoke the cancellation clause in the contract immediately," Puerto Rico Governor Richardo Rosselló said on Sunday.
Gov. Rosselló made the announcement nearly a week after questions were raised about how a small energy company in Montana got a $300 million "no bid" contract to help rebuild Puerto Rico's electrical grid.
Whitefish Energy -- based in a two bedroom house -- is a two-year-old company that has become the center of negative attention, and it was too much for the governor.
"It is interfering with everything and it doesn't go towards the best interest of people of Puerto Rico," Gov. Rosselló said.
Three hours after the governor's surprise announcement, Ricardo Ramos, head of the bankrupt Puerto Rican electrical power authority, announced the contract will be canceled, but only after whitefish complete its current work.
"The contract provides or requires 30 days in notice -- so even if I cancel today it becomes effective in 30 days," Ramos said.
Ramos says that so far, whitefish has been paid nearly $11 million and there's another $9.8 million payment that's pending.
The company -- which has hired more than 350 people to do the work in Puerto Rico -- says it's very disappointed in the decision by the governor to ask that the contract be canceled, adding that it "will only delay what the people of Puerto Rico want and deserve."
If Gov. Rosselló gets his way and the contract is canceled, the governor wants to bring in more power crews from New York and Florida.
Many people have wondered how Whitefish Energy first get in contact with power officials in Puerto Rico. The CEO of Whitefish Energy said that he reached out on Linkedin shortly before Hurricane Maria made landfall,
Whitefish CEO Andy Techmanski said his company has 300 workers on the ground in Puerto Rico and added they will continue any work they are asked to finish.


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Katie Holmes Has Mile-High Smile
Katie – Make it work!
Katie Holmes smiles wide for photographers as she leaves the Minetta Theater in New York City after rehearsals for her upcoming Broadway debut in All My Sons on Wednesday.
Tim Gunn of Project Runway fame recently chimed in on Katie's recent fashion choices, saying "I have to say, Katie Holmes has become so much more sophisticated in so many ways, but I think she's in a dip right now. I can't explain it. She ascended from this tomboyish waif look to an incredible sexy sophisticate. We realize how much style she's capable of. I don't get it."
Specifically speaking to the baggy jeans look, Gunn commented, "With the right shape, it can work very well."
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CPHSEE Coordinator: Emma Daly
CPHSEE Leaders:
- Joanna Cantwell
- Russell Maddison
Citizenship and PSHEE (Personal Social Health & Economic Education) is taught throughout the school.
Lessons support pupils' spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and challenges of life and work.
CPSHEE is based on three core themes:
1. Health and wellbeing
Students are taught:
- How to manage transition.
- How to maintain physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing including sexual health*.
- About parenthood and the consequences of teenage pregnancy.
- How to assess and manage risks to health and to stay, and keep others, safe.
- How to identify and access help, advice and support.
2. Living in the wider world
Students are taught:
- About rights and responsibilities as members of diverse communities, as active citizens and participants in the local and national economy
- How to make informed choices and be enterprising and ambitious
- How to develop employability, team working and leadership skills and developflexibility and resilience.
- About the economic and business environment.
- How personal financial choices can affect oneself and others and about rights and responsibilities as consumers.
- About the electoral system and political parties
- About justice, the legal system and international
3. Relationships
Students are taught:
- How to develop and maintain a variety of healthy relationships within a range of social/cultural contexts and to develop parenting skills.
- How to recognise and manage emotions within a range of relationships
- How to deal with risky or negative relationships including all forms of bullying (including the distinct challenges posed by online bullying) and abuse, sexual and other violence and online encounters.
- About the concept of consent in a variety of contexts (including in sexual relationships).
- About managing loss including bereavement, separation and divorce.
- To respect equality and be a productive member of a diverse community.
- How to identify and access appropriate advice and support.
What pupils will be taught each term:
Year 7
Term 1: Health and Wellbeing
Term 2: Relationships
Term 3: Living in the wider world
Year 8
Term 1: Relationships
Term 2: Living in the wider world
Term 3: Health and well being
Year 9
Term 1: Relationships
Term 2: Living in the wider world
Term 3: Health and well being
Year 10
Term 1: Living in the wider world / Relationships
Term 2: Health and well being / Relationships
Term 3: Living in the wider world
Year 11
Term 1: Living in the wider world
Term 2: Living in the wider world / Health and well being
Years 12 and 13
Students at KS5 have a programme of tutorials that address the core themes of living in the wider world, health and wellbeing and relationships.
In addition there is a full enrichment programme that includes a wide variety of active citizenship activities, including running projects with a range of charities, mentoring younger pupils and campaigning groups.


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We're putting on one last hop this week to share our first looks with the new products and there's a BIG prize today... one lucky person who comments along the hop will win the ENTIRE release! So let's get to it!
I inked up the heart with pool party ink, then the lower half with pacific point and embossed with clear embossing powder and cut with the coordinating Everlasting Heart Die Set. I used the same process for the Jeremiah 31:3 verse, cutting it with the Stitched Pennants Die Set.
A bit of designer paper, a pop of pacific point and a seam binding bow finish things off.
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By Bill Buchanan
John McKay Jr. combined humor with enthusiasm as he entertained a packed house of the Rotary Club of Ojai at the Ojai Valley Inn on Friday. McKay addressed the club about the status of University of Southern California athletics. McKay became senior associate director of athletics at USC in July of 2010 when he was offered the position by high school and college teammate Pat Haden, who serves as athletic director. "My wife and I were on vacation at the rim of the Grand Canyon when my phone went off," said McKay. "My wife looked


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Here's a great way to use up your stash and create a gorgeous gift ready for any occasion!
A fabulous Gift Bag!
With a set of co-ordinated note cards inside!
Gorgeous NEW 2014-2016 In Colors using new and older stamp sets.
There is plenty of room for a chocolate bar or other gift inside the bag as well.
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LITITZ, Pa. – Live from Studio 10A! It's renowned production designer Tom McPhillips doing what he does best – design, design, design. Almost 20 years after founding and running one of the world's leading scenic production shops, Atomic Design Inc., Tom is returning to his roots and to the core of his stellar career. He has opened an independent office in Lititz, Pa., named it Studio 10A, and is already hard at work on new projects and exploring new design directions.
Joining Tom in his passionate pursuit of the ultimate design solutions for stage, television, and corporate use is another Atomic alumnus, Mike Rhoads. Completing the team is animation specialist Charlie Cook. Shedding the day-to-day rigors of running a company with multiple business units, Tom is focusing on expanding his design services to encompass 3-D renderings, animation, new rental product prototypes, and environments for the architectural and interior design markets.
"It's a remarkable irony of sorts," says the pioneer of concert design. "The one-stop design and construction business I started in 1993 has grown so fast and become so successful that it ultimately started to inhibit me from doing what I love to do most. The very reason I started Atomic was to ensure that I had hands-on control over the entire design process from idea to fabrication. Nowadays we're so big, that process has all the corporate overload I was resisting in the first place, and being as "hands-on" as I want to be is much more of a challenge. Studio 10A enables me to get back in touch with what I perceive as my best and primary talents – creativity and design."
Tom adds, "I'm gratified by the phenomenal success of Atomic. But, now I want to get back to doing what I love most – designing stuff!"
"Tom's designs are amazing – have been for many years – and his product concepts which were born on the stage are growing more refined," says Soren West, president of Atomic. "We're excited for Tom and Mike. This is a great move for them. Hopefully, they will continue to be great clients for Atomic."
With this move, Tom plans to re-energize his activity in the area of concert and television production and is eager to establish his new studio within the industry. But as Tom puts it "The creation of Studio 10A isn't just about getting back to our roots, it's an opportunity to take what we do and take it in some new and exciting directions, to take our ideas into a wider marketplace." That wider marketplace includes design for interiors and architecture and opportunities to act as a creative powerhouse for corporate events and campaigns.
The Studio 10A team is anxious to work with any and all production houses as well as architectural and interior design firms. A pioneer of 3-D renderings for concert and TV stages, Tom now sees 3-D animation as the new norm for creative development and presentation. Studio 10A is setting 3-D animation as its presentation standard so that clients will be able to achieve a perfect understanding of what they're getting, way in advance of any construction.
"Available technology enables our clients to virtually visit the set, the meeting room or any other venue," explains Tom. "It gives them the chance to explore the possibilities, refine and make adjustments long before any material is cut or metal is welded.
"Add to that our capability to develop animated video for projection and that's the next level of production design" he continues. "When I think back to where I started, painting backdrops, the aim was to fool the eye into to believing that what was painted was real. Next, I took flat backdrops and found ways of making them dimensional but still portable. Well, now we're doing the same thing all over again – we're going beyond the flat video screen.
"With advances in LED technology we can build dimensional video. But what's really cool is that we have the capability to add truly dimensional content, and that takes that whole "eye- fooling" thing to a completely new level!" he says. "This is a really exciting moment right now. That's where the industry's going. It's the next frontier and Studio 10A is ready!"
Consider for a moment the magic of the set for Martina McBride's current tour – a vision enhanced by Tom's design. Not only does the audience enjoy the video ambience of a full moon rising over a cityscape, they also experience the thrill of the singer herself soaring over their heads on a crescent moon. "In the pre-planning stages for the show, we were able to build a 3-D animation of the concepts and look at how they would work in the room," explains Tom. "That way not only does the client get a great appreciation of what it's going to look like, it also gives the constructors and technicians who have to build and run the show a greater understanding of the needs and logistics of a design."
While concert stages and television sets historically have been Tom's domain, he's ready to scale his creativity for the architectural and interior design markets. Building upon its success in developing rental products for entertainment and events, Studio 10A will offer innovative solutions to architects and interior designers providing new exciting ways to enhance corporate and public venues. Unleashing their theatrical creativity with a different scale, Studio 10A is developing new products for permanent interior installations.
And, what about the company that he founded and nurtured for so long? "Atomic Design continues to go from strength to strength," he says. "They will concentrate even more on the construction side of things. They've just added a new metal shop and undergone a major facility makeover to add more space and improve efficiency."
Studio 10A is an independent design studio located in Lititz, Pa., a small town that's surprisingly become a major production hub for the entertainment industry. In addition to designing shows and developing new products, Tom and his team also create modular solutions for architects, scenic and interior designers. They deploy 3-D animation for show proposals and program content, present renderings in CAD, produce fly-throughs and animations, and provide on-site art direction. To learn more about what the Studio 10A team is up to, visit their new website at www.studio10a.tv or contact Tom at [email protected]
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Tom McPhillips, a pioneer in concert design, is founder of the new Studio 10A. Originally from the United Kingdom, where he graduated from London's prestigious University of the Arts, he has worked in theatre, television, music video, and commercials. But it is in the concert touring world where his name has reached legendary status for his work with performers such as Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, The Who, Michael Buble', and Martina McBride – to name a few. After migrating across the pond to Lititz, Pa., he founded Atomic Design where he conceptualized and built sets for groundbreaking television shows like "Unplugged" and "Live By Request" and where he designed corporate events for the likes of Turner Entertainment Networks, CBS, and Sony. From his atelier in Pennsylvania's bucolic countryside, he's created many purchase and rental product "hits" such as the wafer and the pillow walls. Currently Tom is at work developing new products both for shows and the architectural market while he refreshes the concert stage scene with animated 3-D proposals and video content.
Mike Rhoads is a gifted designer in his own right. For many years at Atomic Design, he served as Tom McPhillips' charge scenic artist and as art director for projects spanning the globe from MTV Japan's VMA Awards to Hayley Westenra's PBS special in New Zealand. Already he's receiving accolades for his work at Studio 10A, most recently for his set design showcasing Turner Entertainment Networks' programming during Upfront Week 2010 in New York.
Charlie Cook brings a strong background in exhibit and point of sale design to the Studio 10A team. His natural talent for building 3-D computer renderings and animation is a perfect complement to the creative engine of McPhillips and Rhoads.


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With a lower MSRP than the Chevy Silverado 1500, not to mention 25 highway miles-per-gallon and a new-this-year transmission, the 2017 Ford F-150 pulls even farther ahead of the competition, reminding us once again why the Ford F-series is the number one-selling line of pickup trucks in America!
While the 2017 Ford F-150 leaves the Chevy Silverado 1500 in the dust even at its most basic package, the F-150 also offers a wide range of options for those who want to customize their trucks, including five engine options to the Silverado's four, as well as the long-awaited Raptor trim package, which enables you to optimize your F-150 for the ultimate off-road experience. So whatever you're looking for in a mid-size pickup, the 2017 Ford F-150 is the clear choice for you. Advantage: Ford F-150
The Car Connection called the 2017 Ford F-150 "a solid nudge forward," which may sound like faint praise until you take into account the fact that the Ford F-series have been the best-selling truck in America for more than 40 years! How did they stay on top for so long? By providing top-notch handling, industry-leading power, all the latest technology, and the durability that you've come to expect from trucks that are built Ford tough.
The 2017 F-150 continues that tradition and pushes it forward with a 375-horsepower 3.5-liter V6 engine, a brand-new transmission, and a maximum towing capacity of around 12,200 lbs, all without sacrificing fuel economy, which is why the 2017 Ford F-150 still enjoys a respectable 25 miles-per-gallon on the highway. Plus, you can always upgrade your ride to accommodate your needs and lifestyle with a variety of engine options and trim packages available only in the Ford F-150. Advantage: Ford F-150.
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In a mixing bowl, toss together the chicken, celery, scallions and herbs. Set aside.
In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, lemon juice, mustard, salt and pepper. Add to the chicken and mix gently until combined. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
In a medium to large saucepan, place the parsley, thyme, onion, carrot, celery, and chicken breasts. Cover with the broth. Bring just to a boil, lower the heat to a gentle simmer and cover. Poach the chicken over very low heat for 20 minutes or until firm to the touch. Remove the pan from the heat, uncover, cool in the stock for 30 minutes.
Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and reserve the liquid. Remove the chicken from the bones and cut the meat into cubes. Discard the bones and skin.
Strain the broth and store, covered, in the refrigerator for 3 days or freeze for later use. Remove any fat from the surface of the broth before using.
Serve on a bed of lettuce with sliced tomatoes, in half an avocado or in a chicken club sandwich made with artisanal bread, crispy smoked bacon, vine-ripened tomatoes and lettuce.
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he Samsung iDCS 28D 28-button display telephone for the Samsung OfficeServ 7100, 7200, 7400, iDCS 100 and iDCS 500 telphone systems.
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Watch piranhas have a feeding frenzy and then eat them yourself at this aquarium
If you want to see some piranhas, Suma Aqualife Park KOBE is the place to go. They currently have an "Amazon Fair" going on, all the way until August 31st. And if you want to eat some piranhas, a restaurant in the park grounds will grant your wish.
When was the last time you went to an aquarium to eat some seafood? Never, I'm sure. Now if you lived in Japan, AND you felt like eating some piranhas for dinner, all you'd have to do is get yourself to Restaurant & Cafe Warakuen, situated in the park. After watching a piranha feeding frenzy show and learning how piranhas and other creatures live in the deep jungles and waters of the Amazon, you can sit at a table and have your own feeding frenzy by chowing down on a piranha meunière. It comes with a soup, salad and rice or bread, all for 2000 yen.
But don't forget to make a reservation. There are only five available dishes a day, and this special dinner lasts only until May 31st. Maybe for a nice romantic dinner for two.
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Shreps replied to srsdani's topic in Acer CloudMobileGlobally, from one version of GCC to another, some warnings in the previous becomes errors by default in the new version (that was true from 4.6 to 4.7, and true for 4.7 ti 4.8 and so on) This is because some bad C code are no longer acceptable (becomes deprecated) for the new optimizations implemented in the new GCC version. So you have 2 options : - Fix the code and refactor it to make it clean (lots of work) - Add some GCC compilation flags in Makefiles/.mk like suggest Spacecaker in order to transforms theses errors into warning like in GCC 4.7 (this will compile, but you have a risk of bad execution because some parts of your code is now deprecated)
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Shreps replied to iFEAR_'s topic in Acer CloudMobilePersonally, I went on another phone, so I no longer dev on the S500 for now. But if I find a little time for my next vacation, I will try to look at it again (or maybe look at MIUI V5 as Spacecaker asked me :P)
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Shreps replied to vache's topic in Acer CloudMobileHi, Juste saw all your message landco1, you should discuss about the A510/A511 on the original topic on XDA Here we are on the S500 phone topic :) Thanks.
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Shreps replied to razvankim's topic in Acer CloudMobileYou have to install drivers for ADB mode & Fastboot Mode (différent from MTP with is "universal")
Shreps replied to Ximos's topic in Acer CloudMobileYou might try this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup But as said by the others guy, for complete System backup, you need to be root and use an app like Titanium
Kernel with USB Host anyone?
Shreps replied to johnny gadget's topic in Acer CloudMobileConnect a USB Key on your phone that will be automatically mounted (so you will be able to browse your USB key from your phone)
Hum that's weird, I have eabi-4.4.3 in prebuilt too (but eabi-4.6 or 4.7 in prebuilts) If needed : $ md5sum prebuilt/linux-x86/toolchain/arm-eabi-4.4.3/bin/arm-eabi-ld 0b28f987367e2c50fda780a7662bf6fb prebuilt/linux-x86/toolchain/arm-eabi-4.4.3/bin/arm-eabi-ld (maybe your file is corrupted ?)
You should use arm-eabi-4.6
Grkai, about Git/Github, don't hesitate to ask me via acerclub or Talk, I will help you ;)
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Shreps replied to Spacecaker's topic in Acer CloudMobileGlad to see my command line helped to pack your Kernel ;)
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Shreps replied to Shreps's topic in Acer CloudMobileMy MIUI port is based on CM v7 has mentionned in First Post I will look at your modified sources to try a new compile of 7comp (but didn't have many time for now)
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Shreps replied to Spacecaker's topic in Acer CloudMobileNice, can you list which libs have been updated to fix headphones ? Maybe you can post an update for 7comp & MIUI with thix fixes :)
Be sure to enable ADB in the build.prop And yes, hope your Kernel boot, ADB starts after the Kernel Or you can try to add some shell script in init.d / init.rc to dump dmesg in /sdcard/ for example
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Shreps replied to brian972's topic in Acer CloudMobileYes, you might try 7comp, it includes Paranoid features (4.1)
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Post Hole Concrete Calculator
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Using the Post Hole Calculator
The post hole calculator will determine the cubic yardage and bags of concrete needed for a concrete project involving a set of post holes. In addition, the calculator will estimate the number of pre-mixed bags of concrete needed for set of post holes.
Calculate the yards and bags of concrete needed by measuring the post holes using imperial or metric measurements, including inches, feet, yards, centimeters, or meters. Find out the number of 40 pound, 60 pound, or 80 pound bags of concrete are needed for the same set of post holes. Note that the post hole calculator is only an estimate, and while it can help find the amount of concrete needed, it is recommended to order additional material to account for settling and spillage. Concrete contractors can give estimates for delivering and installing cement for your post project.
How to Find the Amount of Concrete Needed
Concrete is sold by the cubic yard, or in pre-mixed bags. A cubic yard is just a standard volume, measured in yards. Find cubic yardage by multiplying width, length, and height of the project area. If you aren't measuring in yards, convert all measurements to yards first, then multiply.
Identify the diameter and height of the post holes. If there are multiple different size post holes that need to be filled, calculate each set with matching dimensions separately and add the totals all together.
Convert dimensions to feet if they aren't in feet. Convert inches to feet, convert yards to feet, or convert meters to feet
Find the cubic footage of each post hole. Find the radius by dividing the diameter by 2. Get the radius to the second power by multiplying the radius times the radius. Then multiply by π. Multiply the answer by the height.
π x (diameter / 2)2 ) x height
If your posts will be going in the post holes, account for that volume and subtract from the cubic footage of each post. For instance, a 4×4 fence post is 3.5″ x 3.5″ at the full depth of the post hole, find that volume and subtract from the total size of the post hole to avoid having too much wasted concrete for the project.
It is necessary to convert the cubic footage to cubic yardage. To do so, divide the cubic footage by 27 to get the cubic yardage.
Multiply the cubic yardage by the quantity of post holes needed to find the total cubic yardage needed.
Suppliers will likely not sell fractions of a yard of concrete so you may need to round up to the nearest yard and order that amount. It is worthwhile to ask your supplier if they will sell a partial yard of material, but the most do not.
You can use bags of concrete for small projects when ordering a truck-load of concrete is not practical. A 60 pound bag of concrete will cover about .45 cubic feet and it would take about 60 bags to fill a cubic yard.
Find the cubic volume of a cylinder using our cylinder cubic yardage calculator.
Finding the Volume of a Cylinder
cubic yardage (yds3) = ( π x (diameter / 2)2 ) x height
π = 3.14159265359
Tips For Ordering Concrete
Call your concrete supplier and tell them about your project and what the concrete is for, ie. footings, fence posts, etc. Ask them to advise you on the proper mix given your application and region. They can tell you what will work best to support the strength requirements and freeze/thaw cycles in your region.
Consider additional costs for ready-mix concrete delivery. Typically, there are fees for delivery, weekend service, small loads, and overtime for long unloading times. Call your concrete supplier and understand these costs ahead of time and plan accordingly.
Order additional concrete for your project. The amount of overage you plan for will vary based on your quantity, but plan for at least 10% overage to accommodate spillage, settling, and grading inconsistencies. This will save you from a bad pour in the event that your estimates are even slightly off.
Remember to allocate enough time to dig all of the post holes for the project. Having concrete arrive before the holes are dug will result in significant waste or pouring concrete that has partially cured while digging the holes.
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For Immediate Release: January 13, 2017
AtlantiCare to host tenth annual
Red Dress/Red Tie Reception
February is American Heart Month
The Heart Institute at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center (ARMC) will hold its tenth annual Red Dress/Red Tie Reception Thursday, February 9 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Smithville Inn, Route 9, Historic Smithville. The reception is one way AtlantiCare promotes heart health during American Heart Month.
Men and women are invited to wear red in awareness of heart disease. The event will include hors d'oeuvres, an auction featuring goods and services from local businesses, craft beer tasting, and a cash bar, and a vendor marketplace.
"This reception is always an enjoyable way to acknowledge the significance of heart month and create awareness about heart disease," said Rose McCarthy, RN, Heart Institute at ARMC, and coordinator, ARMC Heart Heroes. "Attendees will find the vendor marketplace is great for Valentine's Day gift ideas."
Event proceeds will benefit the ARMC Heart Heroes Program, an AtlantiCare Foundation-funded program that places automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in the community on behalf of the Heart Institute at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center. AEDs can restore a normal heart rhythm in victims of sudden cardiac arrest. The program began in 2002, spurred by a small group of dedicated AtlantiCare volunteers who were known as the "Heart Heroes." Since its inception, the program has placed more than 200 AEDs in the community. The Heart Heroes Program funds a portion of the AED cost. The receiving community group and/or organization provides the remaining funds. Applications for the Heart Heroes Matching Funds Program are available on AtlantiCare's website.
To register for the Red Dress/Red Tie Reception, visit http://www.atlanticare.org/reddress. Registration fee is $50. Event registration is open through Friday, February 3, 2017. For more information about the event or to pay by check, call Rose McCarthy at 609-404-7979.
For more information about the Heart Institute at ARMC or other AtlantiCare programs and services, visit http://www.atlanticare.org/ or find AtlantiCare on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/atlanticare.
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AtlantiCare, a member of Geisinger Health System, is an integrated system of services designed to help people achieve optimal health. It includes AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, AtlantiCare Health Engagement, the AtlantiCare Foundation, and AtlantiCare Health Services. Its more than 5,500 employees and more than 900 physicians serve the community in nearly 70 locations. A 2009 Malcolm Baldrige Award winner, AtlantiCare was also included in Modern Healthcare's Best Places to Work in Healthcare in 2010. ARMC became the 105th hospital in the nation to attain status as a Magnet™ designated hospital in March of 2004 and was redesignated a Magnet™ hospital in 2008 and 2013.


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This week we celebrate our 10th episode with a lot of love. Google loses a member of the Android team over a supposed "love triangle," and Steve Ballmer's retirement has nothing to do with it…we think. Other topics include the worst Android phones of all time, new iPads, and much more mobile goodness.
- Google's Hugo Barra is leaving for Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi (creators of MIUI)
- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer set to retire in the next 12 months (Best of Ballmer video)
- The 10 worst Android phones of all time
- Googler squashes Google Glass $300 pricing and Best Buy availability rumors
- Will we see a new iPad on September 10th, after all?
- Wins and Fails of the Week
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General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division
Be Careful Where You Look For Inspiration
By W. Charles Bailey, Jr.
Want ideas on how to practice law? Don't look to lawyer movies, lawyer TV, or lawyer thrillers. It will cause nothing but pain and heartache for you and those you love.
My wife is a wise woman. She has banned me from viewing or reading any of them.
Why? Because I was impossible to be around when I watched or read the stuff.
For example, in one of his books, John Grisham referred to the 11 Federal Circuits.
I told my wife. "He's not a real lawyer," I said, "he doesn't know how many Federal Circuits there are!"
"You're uptight," she replied. Then, paraphrasing one of our presidents, she pointed out that, "It's the story, stupid."
"Yeah, honey, but he holds himself out as a lawyer. He should know this stuff!"
"I'm not sure you should read these books," she replied.
Then there were the lawyer movies. These led to my virtual ban from movie theaters during the trial scenes because I yelled out objections.
During one recent movie, after shouting five objections and moving for a mistrial, I asked my wife, "Is it too much to ask for them to simply follow the rules of evidence?"
She rolled her eyes. And threw Milk Duds at me. "I told you not to come," she said.
Finally, the TV shows. Ally McBeal was the final straw.
Seeing the show, I suggested that a co-ed bathroom might be a good idea for our law firm.
My wife's response: "Come on!"
First she gave me a history lesson. Apparently, the real reason the Equal Rights Amendment was defeated was not because of the underlying issue of equality. It was defeated because of the rumor started by its opponents that the ERA would result in unisex bathrooms! No one wanted that, even feminists.
Then she pointed out the reality of the situation. Sure you could have a co-ed bathroom if your law firm was made up of a lot of people who look (and eat) like Ally McBeal and her pals. But life isn't like that. My firm has five people. Included among the happy throng are two men who weigh in excess of 200 pounds and who eat A LOT of fried food. There isn't a woman in the world who wants to share a bathroom with us!
W. Charles Bailey, Jr. sneaks an occasional legal thriller in his office with Greber & Simms in Baltimore.