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Newly promoted Fox TV Studios movies/minis VP Eric Poticha has brought in Hugh Hefner to develop the telepic "Murder at the Playboy Mansion."
Poticha set up the comedy/thriller at USA Network, where the script is undergoing a second draft. Hefner came up with the concept, which revolves around a murder that takes place at one of his parties. Telepic turns farcical when the Playboy Playmates are enlisted to help solve the crime.
Dan Petrie Jr. wrote the script and will direct, while Hefner and Alta Loma Entertainment's Dick Rosenzweig will exec produce. Hefner and Alta Loma have recently increased their TV development, having pacted with comicbook legend Stan Lee to create a cartoon about superhero Playmates (Daily Variety, July 18).
Poticha, who first joined Fox TV Studios in 2000, helped generate the idea behind FX's top-rated TV movie "44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout."
He'll continue to handle development and production on movies and miniseries for broadcast and cable outlets, alongside fellow vice president Lisa Demberg.
Poticha reports to Fox TV Studios movies/minis exec VP David Madden.
"Eric's a sparkplug," Madden said. "He's great at coming up with ideas, figuring out who the right writers or actors are for those ideas, and then nurturing them into movies that we can actually sell. He's also tireless in cultivating relationships with producers and filmmakers to try to bring projects into our unit."
Besides "44 Minutes," Poticha also supervised projects such as NBC's "L.A. Law: The Movie," Fox's "Baywatch Hawaiian Wedding" and Discovery Channel's "12 Days of Terror."
He put together the FX sci-fi entry "Eater," produced by Jan de Bont and based on Gregory Benford's novel.
Poticha has produced a number of movies, including "Tempting Fate," and served as director of development at Singer-White Entertainment and SpyGaze Entertainment.


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When it comes to estate planning, there are four critical factors to consider with your clients.
Of the four, says David Frisch, a fee-only advisor with offices in New York and Florida, ensuring that the will is flexible is the most important.
Changes in federal estate laws have raised the amount of what can be passed on tax-free to $5.25 million per individual or $10.5 million per couple, and the value of most estates fall well under those limits. But Frisch points out that state exemptions may be considerably lower, snaring far more people. In New York, for instance, anything over $1 million is taxable at a rate of roughly 15%.
To sidestep the state tax, Frisch recommends that clients insert a provision into their wills that allows the surviving spouse to disclaim a portion of the assets. So, for example, with a $3 million estate the survivor has the option of accepting $2 million and putting the remaining $1 million into a trust, thus shielding the money from "New York's death taxes," as Frisch puts it.
This arrangement gives the surviving spouse maximum flexibility, since he or she can determine what portion of the estate to put into the trust. By taking direct control over some of the money, but not all, the survivor avoids becoming wholly dependent on the trustee, who may or may not be accommodating to the survivor's needs. Also, Frisch says, other clauses can be inserted into the will that permit the survivor to tap the income from the trust.
The second factor to consider, Frisch says, is special provisions for children and other beneficiaries for whom the client can't or doesn't wish to give outright control of their estate. Requirements of this sort are much more prevalent today than they were 20 years ago, Frisch observes, and may include children with Downs Syndrome, autism and drug addictions, among other possibilities.
A third factor is the titling of the estate's assets. Specifically, Frisch says, clients may need to equalize the assets by placing the house in one spouse's name and the IRA in the other's—in order to utilize the state tax exemptions effectively. If there are no assets in the husband's name, for example, because he was a doctor and put all his assets in his spouse's name to avoid liability claims, then his spouse would not be able to take advantage of New York's $1 million exemption.
The fourth factor is beneficiary designations for retirement accounts. Without a named beneficiary, Frisch points out, the account will be passed on as part of the estate, and there is the possibility that the entire account will have to be liquidated and all the taxes will be paid at once. That could push the estate taxes into a tax higher bracket, and the account beneficiary will lose the power of the deferral going forward.
Failure to alert clients of this possibility has led to lawsuits against financial advisors, Frisch warns.
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Mission Impossible: Day #2
Lesson 2 of 11
Objective: SWBAT represent the flights of two military aircraft visually (diagrams) and algebraically (expressions and equations). SWBAT collaborate and solve problems effectively.
Big Idea: A review of D=rt and systems of equations - "Mission success criteria: When do the aircrafts depart?"
Since it is the first few lessons of the school year, I take a mild approach to the lesson and am very intentional about "coaching my students up"...see below.
While the students enter the classroom, I have them take out their homework assignment from the previous night. Once I begin taking attendance, I work hard to rotate the classroom and meet with each individual student to see how the assignment went. Not only do I want to see who made progress with a problem that can initially be overwhelming, but I want the students to feel supported right from the first day. Talking to each person individually is a great way to let them know that they are not going to be able to fall through the cracks, even if they want to!
Undoubtedly there are 5-6 students in the class who are thoroughly overwhelmed by the idea of a "word problem" on the first day of a unit. I ask these students to keep their papers, even after the discussion, and encourage them to meet with me for donuts and math help the following morning. In sessions like these, I try to put the students at ease since many of them are likely overwhelmed by the mathematics - especially since it is supposed to be a review. Small victories go a long way towards boosting confidence and cultivating a culture of success in the classroom. My pre-first-bell teaching responsibilities are my favorite reason to be a math teacher!
After circulating the room (usually takes no more than 5 minutes) and seeing where each student is at, I have the students turn and talk with their neighbors about each problem – one at a time. Based on the intensity of the conversations, I usually allow 3 minutes per problem. As the discussions wind to a close, I bring the group back together and we share out about the problem. You will be sure to find great conversations among students when you get to #3. As discussed in the previous lesson, the students do not actually have enough information to solve #3. I use driving cars as an example with my students to drive home the point. The students do not usually see that they do not have enough info to solve it. They have to know the rates of at least one of the cars/horses!
If I drive 10 mph and you drive 13 mph, will we be 20 miles apart at the same time as if I drove 50 mph and you drove 53 mph? - NO!
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As the period progresses, the students will likely become more and more spread out (in terms of where they are in the completion of the problem). For this reason, I like to wrap up class by giving the students an opportunity to finish what they are working on, clean up their ideas for share out tomorrow, and respond to a journal reflection. The attached journal reflection gets to the heart of Math Practice Standards #2 and #4. Although many of the students will not get to this part of the lesson today, they will be allowed to take it home as homework.
A few things to note to the students:
1) Tomorrow they will have 10 minutes at the start of class to organize their work prior to share out.
2) The journal reflection is due tomorrow.
3) A "perfect" copy of work does not need to be turned in. However, all work that is turned in should clearly illustrate a problem solving process, that is, it should include:
- Know's/N2K's list
- Drawings or Diagrams
- Information and Data Collected or Researched
- Mathematical Steps and Prior Knowledge Used
- Your solution, and your confidence level in it
- Responses to the Journal Reflection


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November 13, 2017 06:23 AM
It's been nearly two years since police and fire investigators came across a gruesome murder scene in Rochester. So, are we any closer to seeing an arrest?
On January 9, 2016, on Leighton Avenue in Rochester, life forever changed for family members of four local people.
"It was a shock. It's like somebody takes their fist and hits you in your stomach and you're on a roller coaster ride," said Michelle Glover, days after the murders.
That roller coaster ride continues nearly two years later.
Glover's daughter Lachelle Powell along with Michael Royale, his fiancée Jennifer Leasure and Michael Adams were all murdered. Their arms were restrained, mouths were taped shut and the home they were found in on Leighton Avenue was set on fire to cover up the murders.
Today, are we any closer to naming a suspect?
"We're still frustrated," said Investigator John Brennan. He and his partner Gary Galetta are the lead investigators.
Taney: Since we last spoke a year ago has there been any one development, anything you can go on record and tell us has come up? A new witness? Piece of evidence?
Gary Galeta: I wish I could. I wish there was something there that we could hang a hat on, a case breaking moment but there is nothing.
Two of the victims had a criminal past but the detectives did not say which ones.
Taney: The criminal activity tied to the victims, are we talking high level?
Brennan: Petty. Low level. Let's put it this way, they weren't doing anything that required this incident to happen.
Taney: You looked at the cell phones. There were no angry text messages?
Galetta: We did an extensive and exhaustive search of all electronics, nothing. Nothing at all."
Taney: Any potential this was mistaken identity?
Brennan: We don't know. We can't even rule that out.
But the two investigators do know this:
"Somebody out there has information. You may be scared but call us," said Brennan.
"We will meet anywhere that you want and keep everything confidential. We'll talk to you. Tell us what you got. What you know. We need help we need a direction," Brennan went on to say.
"We're sometimes just a phone call away from breaking open a case," Galetta added.
Those investigators, and the victim's family members hope that phone call comes soon.
If you have information, again you can remain anonymous, and call the major crimes unit. That number is 585-428-7157 or 911.
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Good Holistic Advice – Avoid Diet Sodas.
A body of evidence suggests artificial sweeteners — most often consumed in diet drinks — could raise the risk of weight gain and type 2 diabetes. Some researchers think that artificial sugar may confuse the body. American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight: Holistic Advice for Your Health – Try Not To Drink Diet Soda. Diet soda is bad for you. There are a number of health concerns related to drinking diet soda. It has been said that it actually increases weight gain, slows down the metabolism and can cause type 2 diabetes. Simple and down to Earth holistic advice
Holistic Advice for Your Summer Skin Care
American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight: Holistic advice on choosing the right sun screen Much of the holistic advice out there focuses on inside your body. Your skin, however, not only is our largest organ but it is on the outside. With summer quickly approaching we are going to be reaching for the sun screen. What holistic healthcare advice is there for what to put on your skin? Well for skin care, you should try these sun screens suggested in this article. See on m.yahoo.com
Holistic Advice on Gluten Free Myths
With gluten-free delivery pizza, cookies and cakes and even dog food on the market, it's clear that the interest in gluten-free eating isn't slowing down. American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight: Holistic Advice for Gluten Free Products. Everyone has heard of gluten free products by now. There is plenty of holistic advice on how to avoid gluten. One question comes to mind, how many of those facts are true and how many of them are myth. A good article lists several known myths. For more on Holistic Healthcare please feel free to visit our webpage. See on www.huffingtonpost.com
Holistic Advice on Diet Sodas; Good or Bad?
Holistic advice suggests if you need a drink, you should drink green tea or some other tea. Why? Because they are high in anti-oxidants and are completely natural. Also because they are a NO calorie option that is way better for you than drinking a diet soda. Holistic nursing urges strongly against drinking diet sodas. Not only are they made from chemically processed sweeteners but they actually make you crave more of the foods you are suppose to be dieting from. Add in the fact that they make your body hormonally store fat and that they raise the risk of


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This section of Free Rad!cals is dedicated to following events in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Unfortunately for people living in these two countries, a blog dedicated to political violence has a lot to work with when considering their neighborhood.
Given the importance of "AfPak" – a term I've just used for the first and last time – there's hardly an information or opinion shortage about these two countries. There are also a lot of people claiming to be experts on one or both of them. I'm not one of them.
I've been following militant groups in Pakistan for two years now and am writing a book on one of them: Lashkar-e-Taiba. First through desk-based research and then via extended field research trips to Pakistan I've begun developing what my wife considers to be an unhealthy obsession with the country. Also the food. My engagement with Afghanistan has been confined primarily to its role as a playing field for a number of the various militant groups I follow for my PhD research.
Given this background, when I wade in with analysis it will primarily revolve around militant activity. Since Afghanistan and Pakistan constitute what many experts (and quite a few non-experts) consider the central front in the fight against al-Qaeda there should be enough fodder for a blog about political violence.
Clearly, its impossible to write – intelligently at least – about militancy, terrorism or insurgency without considering a host of other issue areas. I can't promise to actually write intelligently, but rest assured I'm at least on board with that "holistic approach" to defeating jihadi militancy that's suddenly all the rage.
However, if you're looking for in depth cultural analysis or assessments of local political dynamics in Afghanistan or Pakistan there are people out there better equipped than me to provide it. And I promise to link to them often, along with highlighting articles, policy papers, and books that may be of interest.


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Evans won the Tour de France in fine style on the penultimate day when he took the Schleck brothers to the cleaners in the final time-trial in Grenoble but no sooner had the Australian stood atop the podium in Paris than he and his Italian wife Chiara Passerini, a pianist and music teacher, embarked on another of life's great adventures.
Other than a brief but triumphant homecoming in Australia, Evans dropped completely off the radar – unheard of for Tour winners who usually like to cash in on their fame – and only re-emerged in the new year by which time there was an addition to the family. The Evans' had adopted a one-year-old Ethiopian boy Robel, who had been abandoned in the streets of Shashamane at the age of six months.
Evans and his wife had started the long process of being vetted for adoption nearly two years earlier but, as is often the case, after a long wait things started to fall into place very quickly following the conclusion of last year's Tour.
In no time at all they found themselves in Ethiopia spending time with their prospective son and soon after they were summoned to a sweltering Ethiopian courtroom where they were required to answer seven mandatory questions before custody could be granted.
"In the end you have your hearing with the judge and it takes about five minutes. The paperwork is done and the child is suddenly yours," recalls Evans. "You come back from the courtroom in a taxi and this time you can walk out the door of the childcare centre with him. It was quite bizarre."
"It is a flood of emotions and it has been an amazing process. We are still learning about him," continues Evans whose home in Europe is at the Swiss village of Stabiou. "After being abandoned at the age of six months it's all a big change to be in a warm house and to having everything he needs on hand."
Understandably Evans, now 35, made a slow start to the season with his priorities elsewhere. A bad sinus infection before and during the Tour of Romandy in May didn't help but he looked close to his very best at the recent Critérium du Dauphiné when he rode himself to fitness with his constant attacks to finish third behind Bradley Wiggins and Michael Rogers.
Only in the 53km time-trial to Bourg-en-Bresse did he look behind his main challenger Wiggins in terms of preparation and that has been Evans's main focus in training since the end of the Dauphiné.
With 101.5km of time-trail riding this year – made up of Saturday's prologue in Liège, Belgium, and two separate time-trial stages finishing in Besançon and Chartres – Evans is expecting the Tour to again be decided in these gruelling tests against the clock where there is no hiding place.
"The Tour won't be won or lost in the mountains, it will only sort out he contenders," says Evans. "But the Tour will certainly be won or lost in the time trials."
The rivalry between Wiggins and Evans promises to be intriguing with both riders sharing many of the same qualities although Evans is an infinitely more experienced grand tour campaigner.
Wiggins said last week that the sight of Evans winning the Tour for BMC Racing in such a manner last year – hanging tough in the mountains against the specialist climbers and applying the coup de grâce in the time-trial – was inspirational and something of a template for the campaign Team Sky intend to mount this year.
The sight of Evans showing such form and fitness in the mountains will have also been encouraging not to mention his ability to bounce back from disappointments. Although he has previously twice finished runner-up in the Tour, Evans's yellow jersey last year only came after two disappointing years, placing 30th in 2009 and 26th in 2010.
That will have struck a chord with Wiggins whose encouraging fourth in 2009 was followed by a disappointing 23rd in 2010. He seemed to be going much better last year when he crashed out but the next three weeks will provide the acid test.
Evans, meanwhile, is quietly confident: "There's a little pressure from not having had too many results this season but it's also a motivation.
"There might be other goals in cycling that I want to do but the Tour is the No 1 goal. I have a good team around me and my body is capable of doing it. I think I can. The only thing I ask is no bad luck and the rest we can take care of.
"The approach changes a little bit when you've won it. I would not say I'm less ambitious but ambitious in a different manner. Before you won your first Tour you ask yourself: how do I do it? The second: let's just repeat what we did."


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Monthly housing starts make big jump in Calgary: surveyMonday, March 8th, 2010
CALGARY – Total housing starts in the Calgary census metropolitan area are up by an incredible amount in February compared with a year ago — an indication of how far the economy had fallen at the beginning of 2009.
According to preliminary figures released today by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., total starts reached 743 units last month in the Calgary CMA, up substantially from 206 units in the previous year.
Single-detached starts jumped to 545 units compared with 184 a year ago while multi-family starts hit 198 in February, rising from a meagre 22 in February 2009.
"The year-over-year rise in production (in the single-detached sector) was a bit pronounced as housing starts in the beginning of 2009 were unusually low due to elevated inventories and uncertain economic conditions," said Richard Cho, senior market analyst in Calgary for the CMHC. "With the economy stabilizing, new construction activity is returning to more historical norms with February's numbers slightly above the 10-year average of 535 units."
In Alberta's seven largest centres, there were a total of 1,562 units started in February, compared to 574 units a year earlier.
Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Housing+starts+jump+Calgary/2654592/story.html#ixzz0hcGvUGsz


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A variety of delicious noodle soups and traditional Vietnamese, home cooked meals.
I read all the reviews and wondered how could my visit be so different from all the others? My conclusion was that the chef had the day off. After all it was a Monday and Chinese New Years too. Ordered a #8 large pho @ $8.50 and braised fish and pork combo @ $11.95. Two disappointments. The pho was was similar to a small at other places. The broth was flavoured by salt or msg. It did not have that simmered for hours goodness evident in most phos. The braised dish was covered with a coat of black pepper which made my tongue numb until I got home. Please use caution if you order any fish as mine was so boney that with every nibble I had to search before eating. Service was fine and the parking lot was roomy. Not coming back.
Out of all the Pho places in the lower mainland, this one stands out. Great service, clean & bright restaurant and a good variety of Vietnamese items other than noodle soup. We come here regularly and have been pleased with their menu selections. Recently, my hubby tried one of their specialty noodles, Number 29 I think, had a lot of fresh delicious meats and a nice spicy taste. I even enjoyed it and I'm not usually a big fan of spicy foods. I ordered Number 50 - Lemongrass Pork & Chicken on Rice - very tasty and a good portion for $8.95. Solid overall. Plus there's always sports playing on their TVs so that's a bonus for my hubby. I think I prefer Hai Phong over places like Pho Hoa or Pho 99, who have turned into assembly line pho joints, cranking out bowl by bowl and often it's not hot and the taste is bleh. Hai Phong delivers both on taste, heat and variety. Yummy! =)
I happened to be doing some errands on Kingsway and got a craving for pho. Now the question is, what Vietnamese do I pick? As it turns out, there are quite a few especially in the 10 blocks or so near Hai Phong. I went with the highest food rating on Dine Here and I was not disappointed.
I had the number 5 pho which has raw beef and brisket. Both were very tender and tasty and the quantity of meat was on the high side. I also ordered a single spring roll which was good although the wrapper was Chinese style which is not my favourite. I prefer the Vietnamese-style that are rough on the outside.
All in all, the food was good and for just over 8 bucks, it doesn't really get much better in Vancouver for lunch. They have a couple TVs and I watched the men's final snowboard X that Canada's Mike Robertson won silver in and came so close to gold. Now that would have been the perfect lunch.
First thing I noticed before I opened the door to this noodle joint for dinner was that there were VISA/MC/Interac stickers attached to the glass, a huge plus. Upon entering, the second surprise was the decor. Modern looking tables, better than decent cleanliness and some fancy (but poorly situated) LCDs on the walls. What's next? The option to choose between hot and cold tea. The bones of a typical Vietnamese restaurant is vacant here, but the food is great.
The menu is varied with variety; crab here? Yes! My usual order of the special mixed beef pho hit the mark as intended. The large pieces of beef flank was far better than most, tender with lots of fatty marbling that didn't hurt the jaw. The rice noodles were thinner than typical, as was the more cloudy, yet rich broth. The side order of spring rolls instead uses chinese wrappers you'd find at dim sum, but familiar once you bite into them. They're diminutive, comparable to a fat stogie. My gf's lemongrass chicken was a hit, with a huge portion of rice and a simple broth with bones on the side for slurping. One surprise, the Vietnamese coffee came already mixed, a first for me.
Servers are fast and friendly. Kitchen speed was slowish, but everything was hot off the press. One server went around the room apologizing for the kitchen delays to all the hungry customers waiting. Kudos to keeping starved individuals both informed and temporarily sane for the time being.
They do everything a little better than the usual plethora of Vietnamese noodle restaurants across the city. A nice find.
Their web site claims they're the best that Vancouver has to offer for Vietnamese dining. Really? That's a pretty tall claim. We decided to put it to the test, to see how it measures up against the best we've had (not in Vancouver, somewhere where there's a lot more Vietnamese people...)
The menu certainly looked promising as they have a huge variety of dishes, not just pho. When we arrived, we were pleasantly surprised to find the place is relatively open and clean. The service was good too, prompt and efficient, but not necessarily super friendly or chatty, but it wasn't unexpected.
Now to the food ... came out in a reasonable amount of time. And would you believe we went through two visits without any pho and different dishes each time. And it was all good. Flavours were good, not too salty and I don't think there was too much, if any, MSG. Everything tasted clean and fresh. If you order one of the many traditional non-pho dishes, they typically come with a lot of herbs and lettuce to wrap and eat. The only downside here was that though they are generous with the greens, there is a lack of variety when compared to some other places.
Is this the best that Vancouver has to offer? Hmmm... tough call, but now that we've been, it's not a ridiculous claim when you put together the variety, quality, service and general ambience/cleanliness of the restaurant.
We're still not done with this place, there are heaps of stuff on the menu that we haven't rolled around to so we will definitely be back. Highly recommended.
I have been trying Vietnamese Noodle Soup places for a few months now. I find that the soup is tasty and filling and my kids like it. We also all like lemongrass grilled chicken (the kids like it with rice and hubby and I like it with vermicelli).
We found this place on Dinehere.ca and read many good reviews. I concur with the raves.
The place was bright and clean. The waitresses spoke English well. One server who was less comfortable with English promptly alerted another staff member to help me with a question.
We were all offered a choice of hot or cold tea. It being a warm evening, hubby and I opted for cold tea and asked for ice water for the kids.
We ordered a large rare beef Pho ($6.75), 3 lemongrass chicken with rice ($7.50 each), 6 spring rolls ($6.00) 4 soft drinks (1.50 each) and a salty lemon and soda drink ($3.25).
The Pho was served very hot. It was tasty with a generous portion of bean sprouts, basil and lemon. There was no chili pepper, however, there was three kinds of chili sauce on the table if one wanted more spiciness to their broth. The noodles were perfect texture and there was a reasonable amount of meat. There was also a good ratio between noodle and broth.
The lemongrass grilled chicken was generously portioned and very tasty. Each plate also came with ample salad vegetables to nicely balance the meal.
The rolls were small, but served hot and tasty. There was ample dipping sauce for each person.
Even the salty lemon drink was good. A generous amount of salty lemon and it was served nice and cold.
The washrooms were reasonably clean and stocked.
The bill was itemized and computer printed. My hubby payed with the option of adding an automatic 15% gratuity, which he gladly choose.
My only quibble - the lemongrass chicken combo was served with a small side of beef soup. We ordered three dishes - why weren't there three soups. It was not an issue for us as we had a jolly good fill of the Pho, but if the meal came with the soup - there should have been three of 'em.
Anyways, I will return and this has been my most positive Pho and Vietnamese experience in Vancouver thus far.
I've tried this place a few times now, although I have barely tried even 1/10 of the menu, it is huge. But it looks like everything on it is excellent quality. I've had my favorites, lemongrass chicken with vermicelli noodles, which they do well. Also tried a few others, like the caramelized fish and duck. I'm not a fan of every single dish, but I think it's just about individual taste, not quality. My friend thought the caramelized fish was fantastic, I wasn't crazy about the thick sweet sauce, but it seems like it's a popular dish since it was on every other table.
It's a nice looking restaurant, simple, modern, great colors. Staff are friendly, helpful, asked me if the dishes were good, really cared about the quality. I definitely want to try the rest of their menu, especially the crab I see a lot of other people eating. Looks like it's a great restaurant for a big filling dinner or a light snack.
For Mother's Day, I was only interested in crab. I didn't want to go to any restaurants that will hike up menu prices because it was Mother's day. Nor do I want to receive lousy service.
Hai Phong was the place for me. Not too busy. My hubby and I have eaten here 3 times. All 3 times, food was great and so was the service. This time, I requested tamarind crab. Its one of the few Vietnamese restaurant that serve crabs. The tamarind crab was delicious!! I have noticed that other tables had order the same crab too. We were told that it was one of their popular dishes.
We enjoyed their food here. My fav is their pork and seafood soup. Plus, they were willing to do special order for me last time. That's why we like coming here, the staff are willing to accommodate you.
Their price was very reasonable for good quality food. Tamarind crab was my Mother's Day present from my hubby. Yes, I would order this again.
The restaurant is clean and bright. Although it would be nice to see some pictures on the wall, I kind of like the plain look. Only the wall mounted TV is on. At least, its on mute during dinner.
Tamarind crab is a must try for those crab lovers.
if you love pho you will love this place. So cheap. exceptional flavour and quality, all the customers seemed very happy and everything looks fantastic. Fresh and clean, authentic.
Well worth a trip out here for great vietnamese.
Can't wait for my next visit.
They open at 10 in the morning - great alternative to dim sum. The place is clean & bright. Been there 3 times. The service is among the best in this type of restaurants. The waitresses are efficient with a very friendly attitude. Doesn't matter how many items you order, they just memorize without using an order pad. Food wise, the portions can be bigger but well compensated in quality. The meats are full of flavour and of the better cut. Tons of selections in the menu. Some of the braised items can be salty but then they should go with rice or noodle. My only real complaint is when you are seated close to the washroom, every time someone goes in and out of the washroom, you get a big whiff of the strong air fresher.
I just had a late dinner here tonight and I was quite impressed. A lot cleaner than other Vietnamese restaurants. Food was delicious and plates came with really attractive garnish on them.
The 2 big screen TV's were bright and loud so I probably wouldn't bring a first date here.
Service was top notch. The cook said thank-you to us when we left. Even though it's a small gesture, how often do you hear those words these days?
I'd definitely come back
Actually, I am not 100% sure if it was this restaurant or not, but I believe this is it.
I saw an article about this place on Georgia straight and went there next day. I had a dish with half rice noodle half egg noodle thing (dry). It was very tasty and the potion was just right.
I just have to go there again and order the same thing.
You've probably been told not to go to any Vietnamese restaurant that does not specialize in a dish. If there's too many dishes on the menu, it's probably not good. That was my apprehension when I headed to Hai Phong. But I was hankering for Vietnamese food and that was the only restaurant in that part of Kingsway that seemed to have patrons.
The menu had a variety of soup, pho, rice and fish dishes. I figured I'd stay safe and stick to simple dishes. I just had pho earlier though and didn't order that. I ordered hu tieu kho (dry) instead. It was surprisingly good! The thick soy sauce didn't overwhelm the wide egg noodles. Even my wife wanted a taste! Don't get me wrong, it doesn't compare to some of the hu tieu I've tried in the alleys of Saigon. But definitely authentic.
As for other dishes, I looked around and noticed that most of my fellow diners were ordering a set meal consisting of canh chua (sour soup), ca kho to (caramel fish), and bo luc lac (grilled beef). They smelled as yummy as they looked. Damn. Next time.
I have read the reviews here and they attracted me to try their pho. Even my friend suggested this place. So I get the chance one day and tried their pho. I ordered a large pho. It came out within 10 minutes and it was steaming hot which is how I like it. When I looked at the bowl and it was a large bowl, it was consist mostly of soup. I used my chopstick to scoop the noodles and meat, it looked like the portion size of a small bowl. The broth was good and tasty, but the portion was small even when I put in the bean sprouts. I didn't feel full when I finished the pho. I'm sure the small size is just the same portion, but less broth. Maybe next time I should just order the small size.
Hai Phong pretty much has the best pho in the city. The quality of beef is good, the broth is fragrant and delicious, the noodles nicely cooked. I am constantly crediting this restaurant for keeping me healthy during this past winter. Everything I have ever ordered here has been tasty. Like I said, the pho is the best around. Their bun (vermicelli salad with grilled pork and spring roll) is also really good and fresh. They have a great Thai-style hotpot (sized for small groups) that is delicious and reasonably priced. Their salad rolls are also always fresh and delicious. Chicken wings, Vietnamese crepe, tamarind crab: good, good, good (a teensy bit overcooked but the crab/tamarind flavors were fantastic).
They also deserve credit for being one of the few Vietnamese restaurants to accept debit/credit. Most of the staff speak perfect English; they were able to accommodate a friend's peanut allergy with no problems (no small feat for a Vietnamese restaurant).
I have definitely become a regular, going weekly at minimum. I am almost wary of posting a review because they almost always seem at a perfect level of busy: crowded, but always with a table or two still available so there's no wait when I get there. I'd be sad if I suddenly needed to wait a few minutes when I arrive, but more sad if they ever closed (I had it rough when they took winter holiday). Love this place.
The area around Hai Phong is littered with Vietnamese restaurants of all sizes, and for me Hai Phong tops them all for all types of Vietnamese food.
Service is always prompt and courteous, the food is typically of very good quality (even the takeout is presented nicely in the containers), and the prices are very reasonable for the portions you get.
The pho is top notch and their combos with broken rice are very filling and tasty. Their vermicelli seems to always taste fresh, unlike other Vietnamese restaurants where the noodles taste like they've been sitting around for a while.
I think the only thing I dislike is their Vietnamese rolls, they're the thin, taquito-type and not the meatier larger spring roll type. They're still tasty, but I prefer the large ones.
One of the best Vietnamese restaurants in general in the Lower Mainland.
If you grew up eating Vietnamese food, enjoy the sweet aroma of their delicate sauces and intricate flavours, & just plain love the comfort food (just like momma used to make), Hai Phong is the place to nourish your starving tummies. Authentic and straight from the heart, the Chau family takes pride in the compliments they receive on their creations. From Pho down to deluxe hot pot dinners (try the Thai!), they have it all! Newly renovated, and armed with delicious secrets of Asia, they are back to stimulate your taste buds. Go in and have a taste, and see if it brings you back home...
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Some of the possible marketing lines for the luxury condominiums planned for a former school building in Uptown New Orleans are almost unavoidable: "Live where Harry Connick Jr. learned;" "Make your home where Ellis Marsalis taught, where Wynton and Branford Marsalis practiced." For developer Jim MacPhaille, however, the chief attraction of the building in the 6000 block of Perrier Street was not that it housed the nationally known New Orleans Center for Creative Arts from 1973 to 2000.
It was that MacPhaille himself was a student there when it was still LaSalle Elementary School.
After NOCCA moved out of the Italianate-style school, built in 1901 and expanded in 1926, it was left to deteriorate. By 2009, with windows broken and weeds growing from the roof, it was placed on the Louisiana Landmarks Society's list of New Orleans' Nine Most Endangered Sites.
MacPhaille, who has developed hundreds of apartments and condos in New Orleans and elsewhere, impulsively outbid a private school and other would-be buyers to claim the old school from the Orleans Parish School Board in April 2011 for $2.45 million, about $1 million above the appraised value.
He then had to decide what to do with the 43,000-square-foot structure. He considered turning it into as many as 18 units. However, neighbors, many of whom had favored tearing down the old school, objected to that dense a development, which they feared would create traffic and parking problems.
MacPhaille, who knew from experience that irate neighbors could derail a project, reduced the number.
The final plan, which the City Planning Commission will consider at a public meeting this afternoon, calls for creating 13 two- and three-bedroom condos and one smaller unit for guests of the residents. The complex will be expanded to 53,000 square feet, and two new single-family houses will be built behind the main building. Each condo will have two or three off-street parking spaces.
MacPhaille said the condos will have from 2,000 to 3,500 square feet, larger than those in some other buildings he has developed, but matching what many buyers now are looking for. He said recently he had already talked to 27 potential buyers.
A lot of interior demolition work and hazardous-materials removal has been done, and MacPhaille said that after he gets final city approval, which he hopes will be by May, construction of the condos will take 18 months and cost $6 million to $7 million, not including the two new houses.
The units will be priced at $400 to $500 a square foot.
For the six-unit condo building he recently developed at 7000 Magazine St., on the upriver edge of Audubon Park, appliances alone cost $110,000, MacPhaille said.
Those units are smaller than those in the old school building will be, and some would-be buyers told MacPhaille they were too small for their needs, though he sold all six at $450 to $500 a square foot.
Before Hurricane Katrina, MacPhaille said, he owned about 350 apartments in Uptown New Orleans. After the storm, "I was sell, sell, sell," especially as many out-of-town buyers were willing to pay almost any price, he said. He now has about 200 units.
He redeveloped several commercial spaces on the river side of the 4900 block of Prytania Street. He wanted to redevelop a former funeral home on Oak Street as a mixed commercial and residential project, but neighbors opposed it, and the project never happened.
Now, he said, he looks for sites with the proper zoning for what he wants to do.
The Perrier Street site is zoned for two-family residential use, but the old school obviously is far too large for two families.
The proposal before the planning commission today is for a "residential planned community district overlay." The commission's staff is recommending approval, and little opposition is expected.
The final decision is up to the City Council. The site is in Councilwoman Susan Guidry's district.
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How to resolve objections to the sale before they even happen
Let's face it. Most people will never make a purchase of your art. So when you do have a "hot prospect," it's important that you understand any objections that can kill the sale. Often, your potential customer won't tell you what's on their mind. They might be thinking, "How much is it going to cost to frame this?" or "What if she doesn't like this gift?"
Although no artist can make every customer totally comfortable about every purchase, there are quite a few things you can do upfront to make many objections diminish, or disappear altogether.
You know what objections you've heard in the past when selling your work. Think carefully and make a list of every reason someone might have for not buying from you. Then, adjust your sales policies, services or packaging to resolve many of those objections before they happen. Make sure you include the cost of these add-ons in your price.
Here are a dozen ways to head off those dreaded objections. Use them in your sales presentation as benefits to your customer:
1. Guarantees – Do you accept returns or exchanges? Do you guarantee that your products do what you claim they do, or that you will perform repairs at no charge? This goes a long way to resolving doubts. Consider making guarantees to raise the comfort level.
2. Include shipping – Shipping charges are a big concern to both retail and wholesale customers. Work out your pricing so that you can include shipping to make this concern evaporate. Or, offer a free shipping special at a wholesale show to create a sense of urgency for placing an order.
3. Free gift wrap – Customers love this, and it's not expensive to offer. This service can seal the deal, especially for men who want to have a ready-to-give package.
4. Hold purchase until the end of the show – Is your work heavy or bulky? Offer to hold the purchase at your booth to encourage your customer to buy now. They can pick it up on their way out of the show. Or, better yet, take it to their car and put it in the trunk for them.
5. Free delivery and installation – This might sound like a hassle, but can help you build strong relationships with your customers. Delivering and installing your work for customers is a wonderful service that allays fears of breakage and further expense. When you are delivering your work to their home or office, it gives you the chance to get to know your customer better. This could become the basis for repeat sales, or referral business.
6. Care instructions – This is a crucial element to making your potential customers feel confident in making a purchase. Is your painted silk scarf hand-washable? Will your metal sculpture rust? Can your stoneware bowl go into the dishwasher? Customers want to know how difficult it will be to maintain their purchase, or how expensive. This information should go on a hang tag or label, and you should speak about ease of care when you talk about your work.
7. Convenient Packaging- When you package your work to make it easy to ship, transport or gift wrap, you have headed off another objection. And when your work is packaged so that it merchandises easily, wholesale customers are more likely to buy, and display your work in their stores.
8. Overnight delivery – Go the extra mile, and offer to ship overnight if requested. Of course, you will charge extra for this service, but it could make the difference in a sale, and help you acquire a loyal customer.
9. Taking credit cards – Most artists and craftspeople already do this, so make sure you have this option. If you are selling your work online, it helps to have the guarantee of a secure shopping cart transaction, such as a logo from a well-known security provider.
10. Allow layaway or payment plan – Many wannabe collectors just can't afford to make a big purchase all at once. Some artists and craftspeople have plans for customers to acquire their work on layaway or make regular payments. Make sure this works for your business, and have written terms available when you make the sale.
11. Great photos, and lots of them – If you are selling online, your customers will have a higher comfort level when you have professional photos. Use several, showing different angles, detail shots, or room views where your art is displayed. One fine artist asks potential clients to email a photo of the room where her work would hang. She photoshops in her painting, and sends it back to give a good idea of how her art works in their space. This has proven highly successful for her, and she sells her work internationally this way.
12. Artist Information – Your website should have lots of information about you, including your photo, so that visitors feel they "know you." Put contact information on every page of your site. Invite customers with questions or concerns to pick up the phone and call you, so that you can personally deal with any objections.
Take a look at your own art or craft business and create strategies to head off potential objections – and increase sales.


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Very excited and pleased to have a post up today on my favourite design blog, PrintPattern Blog! Please take a look and see what you think!
Chuffed to have my work up on a site that always shows such lovely work, if you don't already, it's definitely one to follow!
Happy Friday!
Friday, 23 March 2012
Friday, 9 March 2012
Greetings bloggers!
I printed these sets of cards before Chrimbo but forgot to post about them!
Finally got round to photographing them!
Thursday, 8 March 2012
Business Cards - Randall & Taylor
So I've been working on business card designs for fellow creatives Randall&Taylor, two lovely ladies starting up a bespoke Wedding and Events photography service.
We've been working on these for a quite some time now but think we've got there now!
We've been working on these for a quite some time now but think we've got there now!
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u see somthin funny online while at ur desk. LOLAW. u laugh out loud at work. ur co-workers think ur an idiot. or they at least know u arent working.
by baba oreilly January 24, 2007
Person 1: It'd be so ironic if Ringo Starr outlived the other three Beatles. He'd be all "I HAVE CHEATED DEATH!!!!" and then the other three would start haunting him. John Lennon would be all "You're such a git. I got shot, that doesn't count."
Person 2: LOLaw!!!!! Poor John!
Person 2: LOLaw!!!!! Poor John!
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The macros in this section can be split in two families, according to the two ways of representing condition codes in GCC.
The first representation is the so called
(cc0) representation
(see Jump Patterns), where all instructions can have an implicit
clobber of the condition codes. The second is the condition code
register representation, which provides better schedulability for
architectures that do have a condition code register, but on which
most instructions do not affect it. The latter category includes
most RISC machines.
The implicit clobbering poses a strong restriction on the placement of
the definition and use of the condition code, which need to be in adjacent
insns for machines using
(cc0). This can prevent important
optimizations on some machines. For example, on the IBM RS/6000, there
is a delay for taken branches unless the condition code register is set
three instructions earlier than the conditional branch. The instruction
scheduler cannot perform this optimization if it is not permitted to
separate the definition and use of the condition code register.
For this reason, it is possible and suggested to use a register to
represent the condition code for new ports. If there is a specific
condition code register in the machine, use a hard register. If the
condition code or comparison result can be placed in any general register,
or if there are multiple condition registers, use a pseudo register.
Registers used to store the condition code value will usually have a mode
that is in class
Alternatively, you can use
BImode if the comparison operator is
specified already in the compare instruction. In this case, you are not
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These Raw Vegan Nutella Cupcakes use minimal ingredients. The outer "cupcake" is made from dates, cocoa and hazelnuts, while the inner filling is rich and delicious thanks to chocolate and avocado. Rich, smooth and absolutely HEALTHY!
Raise your hand if you love Nutella! Keep your hand raised if like Nutella+vegan Nutella cupcakes+binge watching Netlix on a Friday night.
All hands better be raised.
What about Nutella that's better for you and vegan? I know what you're thinking…."Why would I want vegan Nutella?" Well if you're having a serious craving for spoonfuls of actual Nutella, then I suppose you'll want the real stuff—I believe it's good to listen to your cravings. But, if you're like me and typically just craving something sweet, these vegan Nutella cupcakes are for you. Oh, and they really do taste like Nutella, since Nutella is simply chocolate+hazelnut.
I had planned on these being raw cupcakes, but after staring at them I realized they don't totally look like cupcakes. Forgive me? I pinky promise they're delicious.
The outside is made from hazelnuts, dates and cocoa while the inner filling combines avocado, cocoa and maple syrup. I believe in hiding avocado in chocolate desserts whenever possible. You can't taste it and avocado makes everything smoother. Plus, who can't use a dose of healthy fats?
These cupcakes are rich, as in suuuuper chocolate-y, but don't make you feel "bleh" afterward. ….which will make you want to eat 12 in one sitting. ….but you can't because they're so rich. If you love Nutella, you're gonna love these.
There's a reason I'm extra excited about these. Normally, Miguel (and sometimes my brother) is my taste-tester and, as long as he approves, he and I eat whatever it is I've conjured up. This time, however, I'm going to have FOUR people tasting these babies. Three of my high school friends are coming to visit TONGHT and I'm so excited. I have no idea what we're doing, all I know is that we'll be downing these thumbprints because I'm only friends with people who like chocolate 😀
I hope you all have a lovely weekend!Print
Raw Vegan Nutella Cupcakes
These Raw Vegan Nutella Cupcakes use minimal ingredients. The outer "cupcake" is made from dates, hazelnuts and cocoa while the inner filling is simply cocoa and avocado. You gotta try them!
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 40 mins
- Yield: 1 dozen
- Category: dessert
- Method: no bake
- Cuisine: cupcakes
- For the cupcake:
- 1 cup hazelnuts
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups (8 oz.) dates, pitted
- 1/4 cup organic maple syrup
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- For the filling:
- 1 ripe avocado
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup organic maple syrup
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 2 tbsp hazelnuts, crushed (for topping)
- Place hazelnuts and cocoa in a food processor and pulse. Add dates, syrup, vanilla, and cinnamon and pulse until everything is mixed.
- Spray a muffin tin with nonstick spray (or use coconut oil).
- Evenly distribute the hazelnut mixture into the tins, making sure to press down on the bottoms and smooth out the sides either with a spatula or with your hands.
- Place tin in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes, allowing the mixture to harden and take the "cupcake" shape.
- For the filling, smash an avocado in a bowl with a fork. Try to get most of the clumps out if you can.
- Add cocoa, syrup and coconut oil to the bowl and, using an electric mixer, mix everything together until smooth.
- Use a spoon to spoon chocolate mixture into the cupcakes.
- Lastly, crush hazelnuts and sprinkle on top of cupcakes.
- Enjoy!
Keywords: nutella cupcakes, raw cupcakes, raw nutella, vegan nutella cupcakes, vegan nutella
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Master Gardeners
Lincolnshire Master Gardeners are volunteers offering free food growing advice and support for local people and communities.
We're delighted that our enthusiastic Master Gardeners are so active in the county districts of Boston, East Lindsey, West Lindsey, South Holland, North Kesteven and South Kesteven.
Each volunteer has innovative ways for inspiring households and connecting neighbourhoods to grow their own food and keep growing.
This exciting volunteer network was launched by Garden Organic in April 2011 in partnership with the Health and Wellbeing Fund supported by NHS Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire County County. Click here for more details about our partners.
How does it work?
Garden Organic has the pleasure of recruiting community volunteers, Master Gardeners, who we train and actively support to promote the benefits of growing your own and healthy eating.
Master Gardeners offer local growing advice through council growing spaces, as well as events, talks, stalls, articles, and other innovative ways that suit their skills and lifestyle. Master Gardeners also mentor new food growers, offering 12 months free support to those just starting to grow their own food. It's very exciting, and it works!
Read about the Master Gardener role – and how you can get involved
What's the point?
There's huge interest in growing food and healthy eating. The public's demand for allotments, advice, and support have increased massively thanks to high profile campaigns, food and health concerns, community growing networks, and a changing society intent on learning how to grow their own local, organic produce.
Master Gardeners have the important – and exciting – role of supporting these interested people. To offer them reasons to grow food, remove barriers against, teach growing skills and offer support. They are not imposed on the local growing scene, but come from it. They also promote related healthy eating activities by programme partners.
Master Gardeners believe that everyone can grow their own food, whether in a garden or allotment, on their balcony, a windowsill or on communal land. Whatever the crop, whatever the space, food growing is important for a healthy diet and lifestyle. It saves money, teaches skills, and brings people together.
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As promised, I am following my Top 11 Reasons to Collect and Preserve Computer Logs with just as humorous and hopefully no less insightful "Top 11 Reasons to Look at Your Logs."
- The first reason is again disarmingly simple (is it, really? :-)). Read PCI DSS lately? Glanced at HIPAA? Suffer under FISMA? Yes, all of the above regulations say that you must not only have, but also review logs periodically.
- Are your servers compromised now? How do you know if all your logs are stashed on a tape in a closet? Look at them! Now!
- An incident happens. Really, who needs extra motivation to look at logs in such case? Using logs for incident response is a true "no-brainer" (however, you need to be pretty "brainy" to actually analyze them in case of an incident)
- Users - from a CEO to a janitor. You do have to know what they do on your IT systems! How? Read the logs! Everybody leaves tracks.
- Systems log plenty of errors. Sometimes they are silly, sometimes - benign. However, often they mean that "stuff" is about to hit the fan. Periodic review of logs reveals them and saves the day.
- Network slowed to a crawl? Applications are slooow? Server is not ... well, serving? :-) Where is the answer? In the logs, but you need to read them and understand them.
- That policy you wrote a few months ago. Anybody following that? Anybody remembers that? Halloooo! Check the logs and you'd know.
- By now you know that your auditor might ask for your logs. But do you know they might also check whether you looked at them? Do you? Review the logs and leave the record of this activity in the logs.
- Change can be good. But then again, it may be the sign that your controls are lacking. Who changes what and when? From what and to what? Just review the logs.
- Now, you hate looking at logs. You have too many (as if everybody else doesn't...)! In this case, look at a specific subset of logs that you never saw before- NBS. Or just deploy log management that can do it for you.
- Logs can help you predict the future (if you review, know and love them :-)). Don't believe it? If you read them for long enough, you develop an ability to predict the future, albeit mostly future problems :-)
See also: Top 11 Reasons to Collect and Preserve Computer Logs.
Coming soon: "Top 11 Reasons to Secure and Protect Your Logs"!
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Rebate Program
Crawford Electric offers a variety of rebates to help you choose energy efficient home comfort systems.
Rebates are available for:
- High-efficiency electric water heaters ($50 rebate)
- Energy Star room air conditioners ($50 rebate)
Restrictions and qualifications apply. Call the co-op if you have any questions about the details of these rebates.
Rebates are available for:
- Ground source or geothermal heat pump (up to $750 per ton rebate)
- Dual fuel & mini-split heat pump ($350 per ton rebate)
The co-op will refund 50 percent (up to $500) of the cost of the insulation when done in conjunction with the installation of a ground source heat pump.
Restrictions and qualifications apply. Contact or call the co-op for more information: 800-677-2667 or 573-732-4415.
The federal government also promotes energy efficiency by offering tax credits for certain purchases.
High efficiency business lighting
The co-op also offers rebates for high efficiency business lighting. Your business may be spending much more than needed to effectively light your facilities. Significant cost savings can be achieved with energy-efficiency improvements, and due to continually improving technology, lighting usually provides the highest return-on-investment of major upgrades. For more information about the program Click Here.
If you're interested in finding out more about the co-op's rebates or the high efficiency business lighting program, please fill out the form below.


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RUPES 100 mm BigFoot Polishing Pads
We have quickly become big fans of the RUPES BigFoot Random Orbital Polishing System, and the colour coded pads really do complement the compounds and machines perfectly. We've read a few reviews suggesting that the centering hole and extremely open-cell nature of the coarser pads poses some difficulties with unspent polish residue building up and product being slung out during use, but in our experience these issues are very easy to avoid. Firstly, if you load each pad with product midway between the centering hole and the outer edge and rub it in gently before starting the machine you'll find that no unspent polish accumulates in the centering hole during use. Secondly, if you place the machine flat on the panel and push down firmly before starting it (at the maximum speed you wish to work at) you'll find that no product is slung out of pad (even when using the coarsest option). Overall, these pads perform brilliantly and are a pleasure to use.
RUPES 100 mm BigFoot Polishing Pads are manufactured using ultra-high quality European foams engineered specifically for compounding, polishing and finishing all forms of modern paint systems in conjunction with the RUPES LHR 75E Mini BigFoot Polisher. These foams all feature a thermally reticulated open cell structure, which not only increases the relative cutting power of the pads (compared to closed cell equivalents), but also ensures that any heat generated by friction is quickly carried away and dispersed. In addition, all RUPES 100 mm BigFoot Polishing Pads feature a centering hole and a strongly splayed side profile with a bevelled lower edge, which maximises safety when working in hard to reach spots. Four grades of RUPES 100 mm BigFoot Polishing Pads are available, which are designed (and colour coded) to perfectly complement the four standard polishing compounds that feature in the RUPES BigFoot Random Orbital Polishing System.
General usage notes: (i) always select the least aggressive pad you think you will need to achieve the desired result, and step up one grade at a time if more cut is required (ii) always ensure that you centre each pad properly on the backing plate (this can take several attempts to get right, but is vital if the machine is to remain perfectly balanced during use); (iii) always use an appropriate sized pad for the backing plate you are using (the pad should always protrude past the edge of the backing plate, never the other way around); (iv) always ensure that excess polish residue on the face of the pad is brushed off regularly during use using a PB Utility Brush (failure to follow this advice can lead to micromarring of the finish, so don't be lazy!); (v) after use, soak each pad in a bucket of Lake Country Snappy Clean Boost solution for 15 minutes and then rinse under fresh running water (using your fingertips to massage out any remaining polish residue) and allow to dry naturally, and; (vi) while not in use, store in a dry, dust-free environment (lidded plastic storage boxes are ideal in this respect).
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Increased police presence at Lakeside after note found in middle school restroom
Joshua Waddles
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Malvern, AR
The Lakeside School District announced there will be increased police presence today after an anonymous threat was found written in a restroom at the middle school. The writing stated there would be a shooting. No names were mentioned.
The Lakeside School District is investigating and police will be working to ensure the safety of all students.


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Oh well, it's better crate than never
During our recent visit to Maryland, we made regular stop by the Amish open air market between La Plata and Lexington Park.
I like that place. The vegetables aren't in yet, but flower baskets and fresh, cut flowers are in abundance.
If you are going to shoot off fireworks, here are some suggestions from safety organizations:
• Only use fireworks outdoors.
• Obey state and local laws.
• Always have water handy with a hose or buckets of water. If water is not available, keep a fire extinguisher nearby.
• Have a cell phone nearby and call the local fire department quickly if fire breaks out.
• Only use fireworks as intended. Do not alter or combine them.
• Use a Pyrotorch rather than lighters, matches or punks to light fireworks.
A dead, pregnant rat laid on the table while cow eyes sat there waiting for students to explore.
Keenan Shropshire, one of the students in this year's local GEAR-UP summer camp, wasn't too fond of dissecting animals. But as time elapsed, he became more comfortable with the exercise.
"It's pretty fun – except for the rat," said Shropshire, a rising junior at Andrew Jackson High School. "I didn't touch the rat."
For many South Carolinians, it's not the Fourth of July until something goes boom.
And with most fireworks legal in the state, residents are often on the hunt this time of year for items such as ground spinners, sparklers, mortars and roman candles.
A Lancaster man received the maximum sentence for inappropriately touching an 8-year-old girl four years ago.
Judge Brooks Goldsmith sentenced Lyman Lester Hughes, 66, to 15 years in prison on Friday.
Hughes pleaded guilty to committing a lewd act upon a minor on Monday, said Lancaster County Assistant Solicitor Curtisha Mingo. Mingo prosecutes sex crimes for the solicitor's office.
A vote to accept a neighborhood's roads into the county system turned into a debate on whether to stop accepting roads altogether at Monday night's County Council meeting.
Residents from Indian Land's Legacy Park neighborhood packed the council chambers hoping their roads would finally be accepted into the county.
The winning foursome shot a 21-under to take the title in the fifth annual Jimmy Taylor Sr., Memorial golf tournament at the Lancaster Golf Club on Saturday.
The winning team, which carded a 51 over 18 holes, included Jerell Fields, Michael Fields, Robert Bethea and Joshua Sherrill.
The Charlotte team's win, which garnered a $1,000 prize, was aided by Jerell Fields' close-ups on No. 13 and 15. The tournament drew 29 teams.
Longtime Lancaster baseball fan Jack "Monk" Lucas tells this story better than I could, but I'll give it a go in honor of Father's Day.
It was the mid-1960s during the Dixie Youth Baseball season at Wylie Park.
"Monk's" son Mike and I were teammates.
"Monk," who often frequents the dugout area at baseball games, said during a game one day, my father, the late Jim Howey, asked the coaches to put me in.
According to Lancaster Police Department reports:
• A Lancaster man was arrested on a drug charge June 25 after a police officer saw the man trying to hide something under his shirt.
Timothy Jackson, 49, 314 N. Hughes St., was charged with possession of a controlled substance and open consumption violation.
The Lancaster Motor Speedway racing was like the weather Saturday night – hot.
The temperature topped 95 most of the day in Lancaster and still people packed into the track ready for race night.
With pit road crowded and drivers eager to get hot laps rolling, the drivers' meeting prepared everyone.
The music was playing, the drinks were cold, and the talk was racing. Now, close your eyes and imagine you are at Lancaster Speedway this past Saturday night and listen to the excitement.
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text: 9th August 1943: War artist Edward Ardizzone takes Italian surrenderIn the meantime Geoffrey had sent a message by the hotel manager to the Italian commander, an Alpini Colonel, telling him to report at once to us alone with his Adjutant. I was on tenterhooks in case he should call our bluff and know more of the situation than we did, we had learned that he had four hundred men under his command. To my surprise he turned up with the Adjutant. We told him that the town was surrounded and that he must surrender and ordered him to disarm his troops and march them away southward. Over a glass of champagne he meekly and sadly complied.


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Using an online interactive platform, learners will explore our solar system from the perspective of the Sun. They will observe the motion of different worlds to determine their location in the solar system. Then they will launch probes to search... (View More) these small worlds (bodies in the solar system not classified as a planet or a moon) for the caches hidden on them in order to collect the astrocoins inside. A 5E instructional lesson allows students to analyze a model to locate small worlds, define speed/distance relationships, and identify model limitations. Images, worksheets and a rubric are included. Instructional objectives and learning outcomes are aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS); the NRC Framework for K-12 Science Education; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts; and A Framework for 21st Century Learning. This resource is part of the Infiniscope space exploration experiences. (View Less)
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This is the third module in the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) Project Suite curriculum. Each activity is self-directed by students or student teams and utilizes online videos, data from the SDO satellite and hands-on activities to explore,... (View More) research and build knowledge about how the Sun's varying activity impacts Earth and space weather. Each activity provides opportunities to build knowledge and vocabulary, apply or demonstrate learning through real world connections and create resources to use in investigations. Both a teacher and student guide are included with sequential instructions and embedded links to the needed videos, tutorials and internet resources. In Activity 3A: Sun-Earth Interactions, students gather information from online videos and create a 3D model to demonstrate the relationship to Earth's place in space and the affect of Earth's axial tilt on our seasons, then film a short video explaining the reasons for the seasons. Activity 3B: Space Weather, students use online videos to gather information on what space weather is, and its causes and effects, to create a concept map. They then use real-time SDO data to forecast space weather. Activity 3C: Solar Research in Action! Make a Magnetometer has students view information in online videos about to Earth's magnetosphere and the impacts of space weather, then create a magnetometer to detect and visualize changes in the Earth's magnetic fields to monitor solar storm impacts. A computer for student-teams and access to the internet are needed for this module. See related and supplementary resources for link to full curriculum. The appendix includes an alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). (View Less)
This is the fourth and culminating module in the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) Project Suite curriculum. Student teams use information and resources from the other three modules in the project suite to create a 3D interactive solar exhibit to... (View More) educate others about the Sun and how SDO informs scientists about the Sun's activity, structures and features, and Earth-Sun interactions. Students then self-evaluate their team's solar exhibit. Both a teacher and student guide are included, as well as tools for students to self-direct and track project process, and record reflections and information. A computer for student-teams and access to the internet are needed for this module. See related and supplementary resources for link to full curriculum. The appendix includes an alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). (View Less)
Emphasizing the synergies between science and engineering, these video clips highlight the research of professional ocean scientists and engineers in various disciplines. The clips are accompanied by additional relevant content including images,... (View More) data visualizations, graphs, animations, and other information. Content has been organized into more than a dozen thematic areas such as Solving Old Problems with New Technology and Small Scale Observations and Large Scale Ideas. All content has been aligned with science and engineering practices from the Next Generation Science Standards, including "asking questions and solving problems" and "planning and carrying out investigations," providing applicable resources for teachers who want to provide role models of effective practice for their students. (View Less)
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In this lesson, students explore how eclipses happen and why Einstein needed a total eclipse to image stars near the Sun in order to demonstrate how the Sun's mass bends the light from a far away star. Using a foam ball and a lamp, learners create a... (View More) solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse, and learn more about why the moon appears differently from one night to the next. The activity needs to be done in a very dark room and requires a very bright light (e.g., a lamp without a shade) and a very dim light (e.g., like one found on a keychain). This activity is part of the Cosmic Times teachers guide and is intended to be used in conjunction with the 1919 Cosmic Times Poster. (View Less)
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In this lesson, students simulate an experiment in which the discovery of dark energy can be made by plotting modern supernova distances on a Hubble Diagram. Data is provided in an Excel spreadsheet (see related resources). In order to complete this... (View More) activity, students should be familiar with Hubble's Law and the concepts of absolute luminosity, apparent luminosity, and Doppler shift (particularly redshift). This activity can be done using either a computer graphing program or manually with graph paper. This lesson is part of the "Cosmic Times" teacher's guide and is intended to be used in conjunction with the 2006 Cosmic Times Poster. (View Less)
In this lesson, students measure the size of several galaxies to reproduce a plot of Hubble's Law. The goal of this lesson is to give students the chance to simulate the process that led to the notion that the universe is expanding, provide insight... (View More) into how this idea was reached, and inform students about the nature of our universe.Includes an extension activity, "Hubble's Law Mis-calibration." This lesson is part of the Cosmic Times teacher's guide and is intended to be used in conjunction with the 1929 Cosmic Times Poster. (View Less)
In this activity, students compare two images of the Crab Nebula taken more than 40 years apart. By measuring the motion of some of the knots of glowing gas in the neubla, students will be able to determine the date of the supernova explosion that... (View More) set the Crab Nebula into motion. This is Activity 2 of the "Supernova Educator's Guide" developed by the XMM-Newton and GLAST E/PO programs. The guide features background information, assessment rubrics, student worksheets, extension and transfer activities, and alignment to national education standards. Note: In 2008, GLAST was renamed Fermi, for the physicist Enrico Fermi. (View Less)
This lesson applies the science and math of the rotation of a sphere to water and wind movements on Earth. Students are introduced to convection, the Trade Winds and the Coriolis Force. Using an online visualizer, students generate trajectories and... (View More) then analyze course patterns and latitudinal changes in strength. Note that this is lesson two of five on the Ocean Motion website. Each lesson investigates ocean surface circulation using satellite and model data and can be done independently. See Related URL's for links to the Ocean Motion Website that provide science background information, data resources, teacher material, student guides and a lesson matrix. (View Less)
This lesson incorporates sea surface data collected by NASA satellites. Data for three surface characteristics- height, temperature and speed- are used for several activities. Students examine the differences in speed of currents relative to... (View More) distance from the Equator. Sea surface data anomalies are charted and further analyzed. In addition, surface current data is presented to examine patterns related to El Niño. Note that this is lesson three of five on the Ocean Motion website. Each lesson investigates ocean surface circulation using satellite and model data and can be done independently. See Related URL's for links to the Ocean Motion Website that provide science background information, data resources, teacher material, student guides and a lesson matrix. (View Less)


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The degree to which 'professional management' – the three headed monster of the publicly traded companies, elite academia and Wall Street - has dehumanized business is appalling; and the cavalier manner in which they go about it should cause good people everywhere to be alarmed.
In The Heart and Soul of Manufacturing I wrote, "Understanding the business through the accounting system cannot help but to dehumanize the business, which flies in the face of everything people of faith and principles believe in. Lean companies bring out the accounting system, overhaul it so that it reflects the way they want to manage the business, then kick it into the background and manage the business directly, relegating accounting to a side issue – numbers that are occasionally helpful but not central to decision making. In doing so they re-humanize the business."
To see such dehumanization in action, read the remarks of Claude Mongeau, CEO of the Canadian National Railway. The volumes of some of the commodities they haul are down, but Mongeau assured Wall Street, "It's how fast and how efficient you are at reacting that makes the difference." And what is Mr. Mongeau so efficient at? CN "Temporarily laid off 600 employees in the second quarter to help pare down labour costs."
Layoffs happen all the time, of course, but I have to admit this is the first time I have read of a CEO crowing about how fast and efficient he is at it. The irony is striking… if CN were faster and more efficient at hauling freight perhaps they wouldn't have to be so fast and efficient at laying people off.
That these are 600 very real, flesh and blood human beings seems to have missed everyone involved… the CEO, the bank people who commented on the news, even the writer who reported the story. They all seem completely oblivious to the fact that these are 600 people with families and mortgage payments to make on homes they have worked hard for and long dreamed of owning. These are 600 parents who are trying to put money away for their kids' education and plan trips to Disney World.
There may well be times when laying people off is simply unavoidable, but to dash the hopes and dreams of all of those people without a second thought – people who conjured up those dreams based on confidence that the management that hired them knew what it was doing – is simply incredible.
And to my mind, it is simply unnecessary and unforgivable. When we laud management for actions that are completely devoid of the most fundamental elements of human kindness we have sunk to a shameful level.


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The Buffalo Sabres announced Monday the team signed defenseman Brendan Guhle to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Guhle (age 17, 6'1", 186 pounds), the Sabres' second-round (51st overall) selection in the 2015 NHL Draft, has spent the past two seasons playing for the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League.
During the 2014-15 season, Guhle ranked second among Prince Albert defensemen in assists (27) and third in points (32) while playing in all of the team's 72 games. A native of Sherwood Park, Alberta, he has 42 points (5/37) in 123 games for the Raiders during the past two seasons.


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Ed Quillen wrote some of his sharpest commentary for High Country News. Managing Editor Jodi Peterson called him one of the region's "wisest and most unique voices." Dispatches from the High Country features a selection of his best essays published between 2008-2012. Edited by Abby Quillen. Buy the book.


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Race Information
Monster Dash 5K Fun Run and Kid's Run!
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Manito Park (1702 S. Grand Blvd., Spokane)
Online Registration is Open!
- 8:30-9:30 am – 5k Race day registration and number pick-up
- 8:30-10:30 am – Kids' Run race day registration and number pick-up
- 9:50 am – 5k Costume Contest (meet at start line)
- 10:00 am – 5K Adult Race begins
- 10:50 am – Kids' Run Costume Parade (meet near finish line)
- 11:00 am – Kids' Run (12 and under) 1/4 to 1 mile, dependent on age begins
The Monster Dash costume contest will be held before the race starts.
We have some really awesome prizes (many donated by our generous sponsors) that will be awarded for the best costumes and also for random prize drawings for all race participants.
Course Info
View course map here.
Prices for registration before the October 19, 2017 deadline:
Monster Dash 5k Run, no shirt = $15
Monster Dash 5k Run, with shirt = $25
Kids' Run, no shirt = $5
Kids' Run, with shirt = $10
Download printable registration >
If you would like a shirt, be sure to register by October 19, 2017. A limited number of shirts may be available AFTER the kids' run on a first come, first served basis; not guaranteed.
Late / Race Day Registration
You can register race morning from 8:30 to 9:30 am if you would like to run. Race day registration prices are:
Monster Dash 5k, no shirt = $25
Monster Dash Kids' Run, no shirt = $10
Registrations received after October 19, 2017 will not receive a shirt. We may have additional shirts for sale after the kids' run, but are not guaranteed. Shirts are on a first come first served basis IF there are extras after the race.
Number Pick-Up and Race-Day Registration
Saturday, October 28 at Fleet Feet Spokane (on Washington), from 12:00 to 4:00 pm, and race morning from 8:30 to 9:30 am.
Active 4 Youth
This race is put on each year by Active4Youth in collaboration with the Spokane Swifts. All race proceeds go back into the program. Learn more about Active4Youth at: http://active4youth.org/
The Monster Dash sponsors/supporters include:
- Fleet Feet Spokane
- Moxie Images
- Spokane Valley Screen Printing
- Road ID
- Have Beans Will Travel
- Instant Sign Factory


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Hello everyone and I hope you are having a blessed Pentecost. Mine is not going as I had planned. I woke up this morning here in Miami, left the hotel with plenty of time to catch my flight to Washington, then on to Chicago. Unfortunately, I-95 is closed on Sundays for repairs. I took the detour, promptly got lost and thought I was south of the airport, so got back on I-95 north. Unfortunately for me I was in the express lanes, which took me another ten miles past the airport. I finally arrived (after trying to follow the whacky signs to Avis), only to miss my flight. This is a first in my life. C'est la vie! So here I sit at Miami International for five hours. Tried to find the interdenominational chapel, hoping to go to Mass for Pentecost, only to find it in a very remote location, empty, with no lights on. So I said a prayer and joined my heart to the hearts of all of you who have the privilege of celebrating this great feast with your communities. Veni Creator Spiritus!
At any rate, I had a wonderful experience here in Miami. The music conference at Barry University was focused on music ministry in a changing world and Church. I gathered with several musicians and one priest on Friday afternoon for three hours. We sang through some rough draft settings of the new Mass parts, including the dialogues. People generally felt that new musical settings of the Mass parts were preferable to some of the reworked versions of present musical settings, with some exceptions. We did sing portions of the ICEL chants and all unanimously agreed that these chant settings should be learned in every parish so that we could have a common repertoire across the United States and in English-speaking countries throughout the world. I found the session to be personally engaging and informative.
On Saturday, I presented the keynote to the attendees, giving a history of the "why" behind the new translation. I also focused some attention on change management as well as a good dose of baptismal spirituality. This was a prelude to an afternoon panel session. Among the panelists were Monsignor Terry Hogan, rector of the cathedral in Miami and head of the Worship Commission, Sr. Mary Francis Fleischaker, OP, D.Min. of Barry University, Fr. Juan Sosa of the Archdiocese of Miami, and yours truly. Monsignor Hogan shared the plans for catechesis for the Archdiocese in the coming 18 months, which will begin with catechesis for the priests, then liturgical ministers and those involved in forming young people in schools and religious education, then the lay faithful. Monsignor was honest and upbeat. We all expressed the hope that the feelings and attitudes surfaced during this time of catechesis would help all in the Church understand and appreciate the Mass more deeply. There were good questions from the musicians in attendance. We walked through some of the changes (texts available on the USCCB's web site). People were generally uneasy at first, but the more we talked, the more the uneasiness seemed to abate. I think that this is what will probably occur during the period of catechesis implemented by dioceses throughout the world in preparation for the changes.
I left this conference with a few impressions. I know that the changes will elicit some strong negative reactions from many priests, musicians, and the people in the pews. It will take careful and honest formation by leaders to address these issues. Musicians will be in a key position to assist in both the catechesis and in the implementation. Parishes will need to begin financial planning now for the purchase of the new Roman Missal and for the resources and music that will be needed for music ministers and for the assembly. I want you to know that, as a publisher, we are committed to providing the best, most affordable music resources for parishes. This has always been at the center of WLP's mission. We will serve this transition in the best way we know how.
Well, that's about it for now. I am refreshed and invigorated after this terrific music conference here in Miami. Again, I hope that your Pentecost celebrations fill you with the renewed power of the Holy Spirit. Gotta Sing! Gotta Pray!


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When I Grow Up…
When I Grow Up, the monster.com 1999 Super Bowl ad by Mullen Advertising has been chosen as one of its top ten according to USAtoday.com by its visitors. It has also justifiably, won a lot of industry awards.
What makes it so good is that it's simple and surprising. It takes an entirely different approach from other ads in this category, which tend to be pretty conservative and stick with leveraging dreams of a great future. By doing the opposite, this one stands out. The ad featured a series of kids sharing their dreams, only with a twist.
Here's the transcript of the famous When I Grow Up Superbowl ad:
When I grow up, I want to file all day.
I want to claw my way up through the middle management.
Be replaced on a whim.
I want to have a brown nose.
I want to be a Yes Man. Yes Woman! Yes sir! Coming Sir! Anything for a raise sir!
When I grow up… I want to be under appreciated. Be paid less for doing the same job.
I want sunshine blown up my dress.
What did you want to be?
The subtext of the question in the end, "What did you want to be?", of course, is that you didn't set out for any of these roles when you were young, so shy do you settle for one now?


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Freida Pinto rocks three different looks while promoting her new film Trishna on Wednesday (July 11) in New York City.
The 27-year-old actress started off her day bright and early in a yellow Rachel Roy dress at the Today show. Later, she headed off to Access Hollywood for an interview in a purple, floral patterned Tory Burch dress.
In the evening, Freida attended the Indo-American Arts Council screening of Trishna at Big Cinemas wearing a red-striped Missoni dress and Ferragamo flats.
15+ pictures inside of Freida Pinto promoting Trishna in the Big Apple…


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Though I managed to catch several films, I missed the much-anticipated "Captain Abu Raed." After watching the DVD screener, I understand the excitement. The first feature out of Jordan (yes, it's subtitled) won the World Cinema Audience Award at this year's Sundance Film Festival and also walked away with the prize for best narrative feature in the category of World Cinema at the Maui Film Festival.
Written and directed by Amin Matalqa, the movie tells the story of a janitor at Amman's International Airport who comes home each evening and talks to his deceased wife's picture on the wall. One day, he finds a discarded airline captain's hat in the trash at work (two of my family members are captains, and I'm pretty sure they wouldn't toss their decorated hats into the garbage, but we'll excuse this one false note). A neighborhood boy spots the hat on Abu Raed when he wears it home from work one day. Of course, all of the children in the somewhat poor area start believing he's a pilot and beg him for stories of his travels. After trying to deny the rumor, he acquiesces and entertains them with stories of the world - not difficult for a man who possesses 2,000 books. This goes on until one of the boys, abused daily by his father, becomes intent on proving that Abu Raed is a fraud.
The story grows more intricate as Abu Raed befriends a beautiful woman - an airline captain besieged by her upper-class family to marry well and marry soon. All of the plot lines connect unexpectedly. Magnificent in its subtlety, "Captain Abu Raed" is a story of everyday people intersecting across social boundaries. It is a story of "dreams, friendship, forgiveness, and sacrifice," according to press materials. The ending moved me to tears.
Filmmaker Matalqa grew up in Jordan before moving to Ohio when he was 13. He earned a business degree from Ohio State University and an MFA in directing from the American Film Institute. After making a host of short films, Matalqa journeyed back to Jordan to make his first feature film. Hopefully it will stop at the Movie Museum or Kahala Mall. If not, it's something to watch for on DVD.
"Chief," the film that preceded "Captain Abu Raed," also won an award for best narrative short at the Maui Film Festival. Writer/director Brett Wagner felt the two films "were sort of thematically connected," he said at the festival. "Somebody had given it a little thought."
Some of the 600 members of the Hawaii branch of the Screen Actors Guild plan to celebrate the 75th anniversary of SAG from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow at Kapiolani Park. Bring food, enjoy the games and celebrate the fact that there is no strike - for the moment.