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NONDO empowers persons with disability to be on the front line to fight for their rights.
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BOSTON - This has got to break the record for the fastest transition from science to sitcom.
The hearings on silicone implants for cosmetic surgery closed with a split decision Wednesday. An advisory panel rejected one brand, approved another and dropped the whole issue into the lap of the Food and Drug Administration. For three days, dozens of women had testified that silicone implants had either ruined their lives or restored their self-worth. At one point, a woman with implants nearly got into a fight with a group of women wearing T-shirts that read: "100 Percent Natural."
Then a couple of hours after the hearings ended, the scene shifted from the FDA to the Fox network. There was Pamela Anderson, famous implantee, in a new comedy show that is unsubtly named Stacked. Our gal Pamela entered the bookstore called "The Stacks" - double entendres abound - in search of something from the self-help shelf. But her surgically endowed body immediately led all the male characters to behave like - how else can I say this? - boobs.

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Harry Reid's Holiday Jam
What the Senate wants to pass while you're not paying attention.
In the famous formulation often attributed to George Washington, the U.S. Senate is the saucer designed to cool the drink before it becomes law. In Majority Leader Harry Reid's rush to beat the looming expiration of the 111th Congress, the Senate has become the express lane to jam through changes in military rules, a giant spending bill and even an arms treaty—and all with virtually no deliberation. Why are Republicans putting up with it?
The lame duck Congress was supposed to limp out of town this Friday, but yesterday Mr. Reid announced that in the dwindling days before Christmas he plans to pass the bipartisan tax deal, the New Start arms treaty with Russia, the immigration Dream Act, a "lands bill," and a bill to let gays serve openly in the military. Oh, and yesterday he also dropped on his colleagues a 1,924-page, $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill for fiscal 2011 that no one but a few Appropriators have read, if even they have.
Any one of these issues could warrant at least a week of debate if the Senate were playing its designated constitutional role. But the New Start pact and spending bill in particular deserve at least eight or nine legislative days of debate, with opportunities for Senators to educate the public and offer amendments. As it is, most Americans are preoccupied with their busy holiday lives and have no idea that the world's greatest deliberative body isn't deliberating at all.
The rush for New Start is a special affront to Senate prerogatives under the Constitution, which requires a two-thirds vote for ratification precisely to guarantee a considered debate. The Administration claims that failure to ratify the treaty in two weeks will offend the Russians, though the Russians have said they feel no such urgency. GOP leaders have given Mr. Reid dates in either January or February to bring the treaty to the floor, and upwards of a dozen Republicans seem to be leaning in favor of the pact.
At a minimum the GOP ought to insist on a debate that is long enough to clarify the U.S. understanding of the treaty. That's especially important on missile defenses because the pact's preamble includes the major blunder of re-linking offensive and defensive weapons. At the time the pact was negotiated, the Russians claimed this language meant they could leave the treaty if the U.S. developed new missile defenses. In remarks at the time, U.S. officials did not forcefully counter that claim.
The Obama Administration has since said the Russians are wrong, but the Senate must make this absolutely clear during the ratification debate. GOP Senators John McCain and Jon Kyl are preparing a formal "understanding" to accompany the treaty that would stipulate that specific future U.S. missile defense plans aren't part of the deal.
The next decade is likely to see a proliferation of nuclear weapons states with the missiles to hit U.S. or allied soil. The Senate should not tolerate a ratification debate in which Jon Kyl offers one interpretation, Democrat and missile defense opponent Carl Levin offers another, and the Russians are able to exploit the ambiguity.
The last-minute omnibus should also offend Senators who claim to have heard the voters on November 2. This jam-job is a substitute for the 12 individual spending bills that Congress was supposed to have passed during the summer. But for the first time in modern memory, Democrats never got around to passing a budget outline, much less specific spending bills. So now they want to rush one giant bill into law when no one is paying attention.
Congress does have to fund the government, but it can do that with a simple continuing resolution that maintains the status quo for three months or so until the next Congress gets up and running. The catch is that this would mean no earmarks, and no riders for this or that special interest that Members on the Appropriations Committee can write into a formal spending bill. This includes 10 or so GOP Appropriators, some of whom are leaving the Senate and want a last hurrah. Their fellow Senators deserve the chance to offer amendments on the floor at the very least, assuming their staff members get the time to read 2,000 pages.
This rushed, non-transparent, all-about-the-Members brand of legislating is precisely what voters rebelled against a month ago. Senate Republicans have the power to stop this railroad exercise if they stick together and insist that the Senate do its business the right way. Pass the tax bill, fund the government into the New Year, and go home for the holidays.


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Faculty in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Sam Houston State University are the most productive scholars in the field, authoring nearly 300 peer-reviewed articles between 2010 and 2014, according to a recent study.
Sam Houston topped 40 programs nationwide that offer Ph.D.s in Criminology and Criminal Justice in the latest survey of article productivity published in the Journal of Criminal Justice Education. This year's study, "Article Productivity Among the Faculty of Criminology and Criminal Justice Doctoral Programs, 2010–2014" included articles in refereed journals covering science, social sciences, and humanities rather than only journals in the criminal justice field.
"Academic programs are most often evaluated based on the quality of their faculty, and the most widely used quantitative method of assessing this quality is to measure the publications productivity of faculty members," according to the study Dr. George Kleck and Bethany Mims of Florida State University. "This single dimension obviously cannot measure everything that contributes to graduate education, but scholarly productivity is certainly one important indicator of an intellectually engaged faculty, which in turn contributes to more effective graduate training."
The College of Criminal Justice is one of the largest and oldest programs in the field in the U.S. During the five-year study period, faculty members teaching in SHSU's Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology program produced 294 articles, earning a total credit score of 804.68. The credit score consists of faculty authorships, the prestige of the journal, and the professor's relative contribution to the articles compared to co-authors. The total credit score for SHSU outpaced its nearest competitor by more than 100 points.
"It is an extremely proud moment for our department to receive such highly respected accolades," said Dr. Gaylene Armstrong, Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology. "Rising to the top in research productivity among our U.S. peers institutions has been a primary goal for us over the past several years. Not only are research active faculty members contributing to a knowledge base for the development of more effective criminal justice programs, policies and practices, they are enlightening us all on issues facing society regarding criminal offending, drug use, victimization and many other important areas. Partnerships with local, state and federal agencies, strong support from our alumni working in CJ agencies, and the hard work of former faculty and administrators including former Dean Vince Webb should also be recognized as key factors leading to our success. I could not be prouder of our faculty!"
The success is also reflected in research grants.
"The successes of SHSU's Criminal Justice and Criminology faculty in publishing are driven in part by their equally impressive successes at winning externally funded, research grants," said Dr. William King, Associate Dean of Research and Program Development in the College of Criminal Justice. "The faculty regularly secure more money in research grants than other Ph.D. programs in criminal justice. These grant funded projects answer pressing questions, improve justice administration, and lead to publications."
The College offers a wealth of graduate programs in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Security Studies, and Forensic Science focusing both on academic or professional pursuits. Options for most programs include online or face-to-face courses. Among its graduate degrees are:
Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Actually, no, I don't think Loki is crazy. He has in his mind, as time has progressed, created a version of what's true. Most wouldn't agree with him on that view, but it is still his view, the way he feels is right. It's quite common, this lying to oneself, and as long as someone is clinging to such a view, that individual will keep acting accordingly. Doesn't make them crazy IMO, though when it's concerning a god, the result can be spectacular. To say the least.
There could also be a case of Loki having knowledge of all sorts of alternate realities and maybe he gets that mixed up in his head because he doesn't know which reality pertains to his actual timeline.
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A native of Trinidad and Tobago and raised in Wheatley Heights, Long Island, Fay Victor considered the possibility of becoming a jazz singer as a result of a personal tragedy more than anything else. In the 1980's, while studying International Relations at Syracuse University, she lost her mother during her sophomore year and dropped out of school. Because friends had been telling her she had a good voice, she decided to give singing a try. Victor attended the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music studying music theory and piano. She also attended a vocal workshop at the Williamsburg Music Center in Brooklyn and took private voice lessons for 2 years. Victor kicked off her jazz career began doing club gigs and concerts around the NY metropolitan area. This was followed in 1991 by a 3-month stint at a jazz club in Japan. The Japanese experience was the defining moment for Victor and she chose jazz singing as her profession.
Victor performed at such New York jazz venues as Birdland's, The Village Gate, Sign of the Dove and B. Smith's, working with Bernard "Pretty" Purdie , Walter Booker and Don Braden among others. Having already worked in Europe earlier, Victor moved to Europe in 1996 to take advantage of the greater number of performing available for jazz musicians on the Continent. She appeared at festivals and concerts The Netherlands, Russian, Belgium, Austria and Spain and was featured vocalist on Robert Veen's Aces of Swing in Holland.
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Defiance by C.J. RedwineDefiance
Author: C.J. Redwine
Series: The Courier's Daughter #1
Publisher: Atom
Date: September 2012
402 pages
Source: ARC from publisher
Genres: Dystopian, Fantasy
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Rachel's world is confined to the protective walls around her city. Beyond them are violent wanderers, extreme terrain, and a danger straight out of legend: a beast called the Cursed One that devastates everything in its path.
When Rachel's father goes missing, she is desperate to search for him. But her attempts to flee the city bring her to the attention of its overbearing ruler. His efforts to control her make the world within the walls seem as dangerous as that outside.
Her only chance at escape is Logan. Once her father's apprentice, and now her only protector, he feels that helping her might mean losing her completely. But if he can put his feelings aside, they might be able to save more than Rachel's father. They might be able to break down the walls, and set their people free.
Defiance is an incredible book, with each page like a move in an intricate, high-stakes chess game between the characters. It was beautifully written and full of unexpected twists. Best of all, it has Logan, who in the author C.J. Redwine's own words is like the love-child of Sherlock Holmes and MacGuyver.
The book is set in a dystopian city-state society, where citizens live in walled cities in fear of a Leviathan-like ground monster called The Chosen One. Baalboden, the city where the story starts, is ruled by the sinister, power-hungry Commander Chase who tells Rachel that her father, a courier, hasn't returned on time and has been declared dead. He hands over her Protectorship to her father's young apprentice, Logan.
The story was well-plotted, working both character-driven scenes and high action. Even when I thought the story was going the way I expected, Redwine managed to catch me out at every turn. It kept me on my toes the entire time. The words were also beautifully crafted and showed a great range from humorous awkwardness, real heart-wrenching emotion and everything in between.
The book uses an altering point of view narration between Rachel and Logan, and subsequently both main characters were incredibly well-developed. Their motives, priorities and feelings matured with each chapter. Rachel, with each passing loss grew from being stubborn, determined, and impulsive to more thoughtful, grounded, and detached and I came to admire how she coped with the cruel hand fate dealt her. Logan, always logical and well-planned, started to act on his emotions a little more. It was a nice contrast as they took on some of the other's personality traits–they are an extremely well-matched pair.
The narration style also allowed us to get into the hero's brain, and boy was it a good one. I wanted to take a blanket and snuggle up inside the head of our resident inventor. Logan grew up as an outcast orphan, his mother sentenced to death for breaking the law at the hands of the Commander. He taught himself how to wield a sword and to invent tech in order to create a better life for himself and there's nothing I enjoy more than a smart, skilled fighter. Logan also has a strong sense of justice, loyalty and fairness, and when mixed with a certain awkwardness makes him extremely charming. I especially love his logical mind, always thinking through best and worst case scenarios, always having a plan of action, always succeeding in finding a way out of each passingly worse situation. This is definitely someone I would want as my Protector—or, you know, to Claim me.
The Commander is an excellent villain, the perfect mix of ruthless and controlling. He was a genuine threat to Rachel and Logan throughout the book and I always felt nervous during each of their encounters. Sweet Oliver was a great father figure to them both, someone they loved and respected and he was comforting. There are also glimpses of other minor characters that I have a feeling will grow into their own in the second book and I can't wait.
I highly recommend this book if you're a fan of anything dystopian, fantasy or if you're just in need of a new book boyfriend. Best Case Scenario: You love the book. Worst Case Scenario: You dislike the book, but love Logan anyway. It's a win-win. Trust me, Logan won't let you down. "If you can't believe that right now, believe in me."


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Job.com, a leading online career site and job board, announced today that it has launched a full service Salary Research Center, powered by industry leading site Salary.com.
Through the new partnership, Job.com users will now be able to research Salary and Compensation packages across the entire United States. Salary.com has compiled salary statistics for every profession and industry, and has become the leading provider of Salary data on the web. Salary.com's research is used by industry leaders as their premier source of Salary based information.
"We are excited to forge this new partnership with Salary.com," Job.com officials said, "as the leader of online based salary data research, Salary.com will help 1000s of employers and job seekers determine proper salary requirements."
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Founded in 2001, Job.com, Inc. owns and operates one of the fastest growing career sites, Job.com. Job.com enables employers to connect with potential employees through the use of its online job board and resume database. Job.com is the first major nationwide job board to offer unlimited resume searching, and unlimited Job Ad Posting, for one low flat rate. For more information, please go to http://www.job.com.
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Coursera's introductory "Statistics One" course uses R for the practical data analysus exercises. To support course participants, Princeton University grad student Laura Suttle created a series of web videos introducing the R interface. These videos are available to the public, and are a great place for anyone new to R to start.
The video series isn't designed to teach the R language, but to rather to familiarize the R beginner with basic R concepts (functions, variables, the working directory, packages, and scripts) and the standard R user interface. Laura uses R's Mac UI to demonstrate using the command line, getting help, installing pacakages, and creating and debugging scripts. The concepts are similar for Windows users; a bonus episode (Part 3.5) covers differences specific to the Windows platform.
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Fame is an attractive concept to many people. Once upon a time, I was not one to be exempt from this statistic. Because of my fascination, I did some interesting things…
Indeed, the thought of being pampered and fitted by Gucci himself, strutting on to the red carpet bejeweled in sparkling diamonds and blowing delicate kisses to my thousands of admirers piqued my interest to the point of avid frustration. Why couldn't I be that? If I could be that then my life would be completely different. It would, in fact, be… complete! Or, so I thought.
I would watch The Voice and see fans cheering for their favorite coaches while thinking, "what if it was me that they were cheering for?" That would be so amazing! God, why was I not born with more characteristics that would make me attractive to the entertainment industry? Why can't I sing like Ariana Grande?
I'm one of those people who, after finding something about herself that she doesn't like, will work very hard to treat the ailment. This is exactly what I tried to do. I applied to be a model, worked extra hard at my image on Facebook, started writing more and researching more about writing, modelling, acting and singing. I figured that the more I was good at, the more I was recognized, the more desirable I would be and thus the happier I would be.
Did it work? Haha, does any vain, selfish, irrational thing work out for the sower's benefit? Nope.
Not in the long run anyway…
If anything, diving into the deep end of my insatiable desires left me feeling dry and very empty. What I was doing made me miserable. Go fig.
I was ignoring the gentle voice of God and His unique calling for my life.
This morning, as I spent time with Him, we chatting about the concept of fame…The more I asked, the more He answered. He made it clear to me that fame was not what I needed. I needed value from someone. To be more specific, I needed to know I was valued by Him. Once He made this clear to me I asked Him for a HUGE favor: "Lord, would you please show me my value to You? This is the only way I will be satisfied."
He quickly obliged.
As He touched my heart and made the much desired change, I started to realize that I was not made to be known and worshiped. I was not designed to be the one that people envy, dream about being or idolize. I started to realize that this was exactly what I DIDN'T WANT. There was WAY to much pressure attached and far to many responsibilities but even more than that, it wasn't how the Creator of the world designed me to function.
Any worship is meant to go straight to Him, not to us, fragile beings bound for the dust from whence we came. If we worship a person we are praising an idol made of flesh and bones and guaranteed, that idol will let us down.
I'm not saying it's not okay to admire someone for what good they do in the world, I think it's great that we have people we can look up to; however, I caution those who look to celebrities to dictate what their lives will look like. I caution my readers against looking to people and modelling their actions in order to receive value from those around them. I also caution my readers to not look at the other side of the fence and think that fame, or even being well known and accepted by their community is what will solve their troubles.
It will not heal the deeper wound beneath, a strong desire for acceptance and value.
As a disclaimer, a lot celebrities are trying to figure their own lives out, much less have all the answers to yours… please keep that in mind before running to the tempting news feed at the side of your Facebook wall, the next "Be Fit" or "Cosmopolitan" magazine. The authors are usually trying to remedy a symptom and money while doing it. They will not be fixing a huge problem in your life. Guaranteed.
Instead of running to chocolate, fashion mags or friends who care but don't have all the answers…run to Jesus <3
I pray and trust that you will find contentment wherever you are in your life and with whatever goals you hold. Remember to lift everything, all your dreams and goals, towards the Creator of all, the One who has designed you and who has incredible things for you.
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I am thrilled that we were referred to the Scranton Music Academy when I was looking for voice lessons for my daughter. It is a creatively charged, inspiring environment where people of all ages are coming and going with various instruments in hand. The halls are filled with the sound of beautiful music. The staff are extremely kind and friendly—in addition to being talented and knowledgeable. After a few weeks of voice lessons, my daughter expressed an interest in learning to play guitar which she will be starting next week. Once my younger daughter is old enough, she too, will be taking music classes here. Great prices and great people—this is money well spent for skills my daughter will take with her on her musical journey.
Danielle D., Scranton, PA
The Scranton Music Academy is everything my daughter and I were hoping for, and more... Her teacher is kind and encouraging, and a perfect match for her personality and learning style. Her skills have improved tremendously in just a few short weeks, and though I didn't think her passion for music could be any greater, it has been fueled as well!
Angela S., Scranton, PA
As a high school band director, I always suggest the Scranton Music Academy as the perfect place to supplement and expand upon the music lessons my students receive in school. Through working with the professionals at the academy, I know that my students are becoming more well-rounded musicians, thus helping both my program improve and my students become the best that they can be.
Mike Lesnesky, Valley View High School Band Director
My daughter takes singing lessons and couldn't be happier. Very nice and professional staff. Highly recommend!
Colleen R., Scranton, PA
I have been bringing my nephew for piano lessons for close to 2 years. The staff is always pleasant and my nephew is learning so much from his piano instructor!
Yolanda Battaglia, Scranton, PA
I think SMA is Great! The teachers are wonderful, very dedicated to their students. My son enjoys his piano and guitar lessons.
Barb Gateveskas, Mt. Cobb, PA
SMA has been an excellent experience for my children to learn about music. The instructors are excellent and the opportunities to perform at the recitals is an added experience. The office staff and Jack have helped me to make the scheduling and other opportunities such as summer camp easy to coordinate. SMA is a wonderful resource for families with varied musical interests.
Tanja Adonizio, Clarks Summit, PA
I like the personalities of the teachers... they bring out the best in their students. My daughter was taking lessons for several years with someone else, was not improving and was considering quitting the violin. After only 1 month here, not only did she re-ignite her passion for the violin, but she showed more improvement in that 1 month than in the 2 years with her other teacher.
Down Side... You ignited such a passion for music that in one year she has added flute, piccolo, guitar and piano to her list of instruments she plays! ;-)
Cathy Frankovsky, Nicholson, PA
My daughter loves her voice lessons at SMA . Her teacher's energetic and supportive teaching style brings out her best. Family and friends love to see her get better with every recital. Her voice lessons have helped her get better parts in musical theater productions. Recently, she has even begun cantoring at our church. At SMA she is a happy and confident student!
Chris Snyder, Madison Twp., PA
SMA is a great music school with a great owner and staff. My 7 year old daughter, Isabella, has a wonderful teacher. She has been taking lessons for the past two years. Her teacher is a professional, knowledgeable and passionate teacher. She is always well-prepared and her lessons are well-structured. Bella is learning piano and violin and her teacher has just the right amount of patience and strictness to keep Bella learning and motivated. I highly recommend the Scranton Music Academy.
Christine Brunetti, Jessup, PA
The instructors for my children's piano and violin lessons are knowledgeable and professional. My girls have improved tremendously in their musical skills.
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Interview with a guy who makes US10,000 daily via Adsense.
Posted on 27th March, 2006
A few days ago I wrote about one guy who has made a million in three months from Adsense.
That guy was Markus Frind the owner of the free dating site PlentyOfFish.com who has been making $10,000 a day from Adsense. Markus had agreed to be interviewed by Andrew Johnson, the owner of The Web Publishing blog.
Andrew writes:
You appear to be an advocate of simple, quick loading designs. Do you think that there are any other elements of web site development that developers are looking at wrong and may be counter-productive to their success?
Function over form to build an emotional connection with the user. Blend ads into content, No flashing crap, make the site useful. Basically all those things that everyone knows you are supposed to do, but very few people actually do. There is no magic bullet, but you should always test new designs or new text etc to get the result that you want. You will never have the worst design and never the best, but through testing you can always improve.
So lets recap
- Build emotional connection with the user
- Blend ads into content
- No flash
- Create useful site
I take those are the most useful advice given by Markus in that interview.[via The Blog Herald]


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August 11, 2017
CONTACT: Dan McLagan
Jeffares Announces Campaign Team
McDonough, GA – State Senator and candidate for Lt. Governor Rick Jeffares today announced the senior campaign team that will help him bring his conservative education and job creation message to the people of Georgia.
"This is a terrific team and I look forward to their help in organizing the grassroots, raising resources and getting my message out all across Georgia," Jeffares said.
That team includes:
Campaign Co-Chairs:
State Senator Burt Jones
Burt was elected to the State Senate for Georgia's 25th District in 2012 and represents Baldwin, Butts, Greene, Jasper, Morgan and Putnam counties along with portions of Bibb, Jones and Walton counties. Senator Jones serves as Chairman of the Insurance and Labor Committee. He is a member, and past Chairman, of the Banking and Financial Institutions Committee. He also serves on the Higher Education and Transportation Committees.
Senator Jones previous served as the President of the Butts County Rotary Club, Board Member of Partners for Smart Growth which is a group dedicated to establishing and promoting quality growth in Butts County and the surrounding areas, Board Member of the Butts County Water and Sewage Department, Advisory Board Member of both Donegal Insurance Company and Utica National Insurance Co.
Senator Jones is also an active member of the University of Georgia Lettermen's Club and member of the Grid Iron Society. In 2014, Senator Jones was named to the University of Georgia's (UGA) 40 Under 40 Class of 2014 by the UGA Alumni Association. The same year, Senator Jones was recognized as a distinguished alumnus by Woodward Academy. Senator Jones is a sixth generation Jackson, Ga. native. He received a bachelor's of science in History from the University of Georgia and attended the Hartford School of Insurance where he developed skills in risk management and insurance brokerage.
In 2004, Senator Jones founded JP Capital & Insurance, Inc., with the purpose of serving as the risk management advisor for the parent company, Jones Petroleum. He quickly saw the opportunity for expansion into the retail insurance brokerage market and through hard work and dedication, built the start-up agency into an established insurance brokerage house founded on professionalism and client service.
Senator Jones was a student-athlete and a four-year letterman for the University of Georgia Football team. As a former walk-on, Senator Jones was voted as a Permanent Team Captain for the 2002 SEC Championship Team. His contributions to the team helped bring UGA their first SEC Championship in 20 years.
Senator Jones is married to the former Miss Janice L. Boswell of Griffin, Ga. and they have two children, Stella and Banks. Senator Jones enjoys water skiing, fishing, hunting, and attending sporting events with his family.
Dr. J. David Allen
Dr. Allen is an Emory graduate, Dentist and veteran of the U.S. Navy. He is a current member of the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, a past President of the Georgia Dental Association, former Department of Natural Resources Board member, former Chairman of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and an Eagle Scout.
His background also includes:
President, Southeastern Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 1997-1998.
President, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons,1999-2000.
Emeritus member of the Emory University Board of Trustees, The
Emory Clinic and Emory Healthcare, 2004-present.
DNR Board Member, 2008-2010.
Chairman of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, 2008-09.
Organizing and Emeritus Director of Atlantic Capital Bank, 2009-14.
Founding and Emeritus Chairman of the Georgia Natural Resources Foundation, 2010-present.
Georgia World Congress Center Authority, 2016-present.
Dr. Allen is the father of three grown daughters and grandfather of two. He is a member and usher of the Social Circle United Methodist Church.
Finance Chair: S. Aaron McWhorter
Mr. McWhorter is the owner and president of North Georgia Turf, Inc. and Sports Turf Company, Inc. He is a current Vice Chairman of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, a member of the General Contractors Licensing Board and past president of the Georgia Turfgrass Association and the Georgia Sod Producers Association. He is a member of the North Georgia Mountains Authority, the West Georgia Regional Water Council, Carroll County Water Authority Board, the American General Contractors Association Board, and the Georgia Environmental Restoration Association Board (GERA).
McWhorter earned a bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in education from the University of West Georgia. He resides in Whitesburg with his wife, Linda. They have three children and five grandchildren.
General Consultant: Scott Rials and Jay Walker, RightPath Strategic Affairs, L.L.C.
Scott Rials has a background that combines extensive campaign success for over 20 years and has earned a solid reputation for developing, leading and executing proven, winning strategies.
Starting his career with Newt Gingrich's campaign in 1993, he has managed campaign efforts at all levels of government in multiple states and held leadership roles with the GA GOP. In 2006, Scott founded RightPath Strategic Affairs where he continues a winning record as General Consultant to clients from the courthouse to the state house to the U.S. Congress and Presidential candidates.
Jay Walker has experience at almost every level of a campaign including grassroots initiatives, communications, political strategy, management and consulting. His knowledge of the inner workings of a campaign has created his strong track record of building and guiding teams to victory.
Upon graduation from the University of Georgia, Jay served as political and communications director with Steve Stancil for Lt. Governor. He served as Campaign Director for the Georgia House Republican Caucus and Chief of Staff for the Georgia House of Representatives. He was an integral part of the effort that flipped the Georgia House of Representatives to the Republicans for the first time since Reconstruction and led the charge for the House campaign effort resulting in another big pick-up for the GOP.
RightPath has led teams to victory over heavily favored opponents in Georgia including Governor Sonny Perdue, Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black, Congressmen Barry Loudermilk, Rick Allen, Drew Ferguson, and Tom Graves, Senator David Perdue and other candidates in and around the Southeast.
Media Consultants: DMM Media
DMM Media is a premier Republican advertising agency that specializes in writing, producing and buying television, radio and digital pre-roll advertising.
One of the most successful GOP firms in the country since its inception fourteen years ago, DMM's clients include statewide elected officials, 17 current members of the U.S. House, and some of the largest outside groups on the right, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, American Crossroads and American Action Network. In the last four election cycles, DMM's advertising contributed to GOP victories in 11 marquee U.S. Senate races, as well as a major ballot initiative victory in Michigan.
Michael McElwain, Partner
Mike McElwain is one of the country's leading campaign strategists and has over fifteen years of experience at the highest levels of Republican politics. He has been a partner at DMM Media since January 2007.
McElwain served as Political Director of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) from 2001–2006. Responsible for the national political strategy and a $100 million budget, under his leadership the NRCC was called "political Bronx bombers" by CBS News political analyst Stuart Rothenberg, who lauded the "strong leadership, stability and political savvy" at the committee.
NBC News political analyst Charlie Cook called McElwain "one of the most talented operatives ever to work at any House or Senate party committee."
Campaign Manager: Ryan Williams
Ryan Williams worked as a field representative for Gov. Deal's 2014 re-election campaign, coordinating grassroots efforts and mobilizing support in southeast Georgia.
Following Gov. Deal's successful re-election, Williams joined the Office of the Governor where he served as the local government liaison, and later as a legislative liaison, working with members of the General Assembly to help coordinate legislative proposals and mobilize support for the Governor's agenda.
Williams earned bachelor's degrees in political science and international affairs from the University of Georgia. He resides in Atlanta.
Finance Director: Laura Willis Dunaway, Capitol Strategy Group
Dunaway joined Capitol Strategy Group as a partner in early 2005. She manages many of the firm's fundraising, marketing, and event planning projects. Dunaway leads the fundraising efforts for Congressman Lynn Westmoreland in Georgia's 3rd Congressional District and Rick Allen in the 12th Congressional District and serves as a consultant for a number of fundraising projects.
Over the past decade, Dunaway has helped raise the millions of dollars necessary for the victories of Saxby Chambliss' historic election to the United States Senate, Congressman Lynn Westmoreland's election in 2004 and Governor Nathan Deal's successful gubernatorial campaign.
After having been involved in trying to unseat the Democratic stronghold in the 8th district of Georgia the past three election cycles, Dunaway was proud to be a part of Congressman Austin Scott's victory in 2010. She also enjoyed the opportunity to venture outside Georgia and participate in unseating another Democrat in Alabama's 3rd Congressional District with the election of Congressman Martha Roby.
These campaigns and others have allowed Dunaway the opportunity to plan events for President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor and many other Congressional Leaders. Capitol Strategy Group is often called upon to plan and execute events in Georgia by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) and Senate and Congressional candidates from outside of Georgia.
Communications: Dan McLagan, Tactical Communications Solutions
Dan McLagan served as a spokesman and public relations strategist for some of the highest profile political candidates of the last two decades; and also fought intensive PR battles in the private sector. In Georgia, McLagan served as Communications Director for Sonny Perdue's long-shot gubernatorial campaign in 2002, and as the Governor's spokesman at the State Capitol from 2003 to 2007.
He also served as spokesman for now congressmen Drew Ferguson, Barry Loudermilk and Rick Allen. His political clients have included four presidential candidates (Bush '88 and '92, Alexander '96, and McCain 2000) Governors, U.S. Senators (including the late Paul Coverdell), as well as the National Republican Senatorial Committee, where he served as Press Secretary.
Direct Mail: Ron Butler, Creative Direct
Ron Butler is President of Creative Direct, one of the most successful Republican voter contact direct mail firms in the nation. Creative Direct's clients have included The Republican Governor's Association, The National Republican Senatorial Committee, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Congressman Tom Graves, Governor Sonny Perdue, Senator Bob Corker, Senator John Thune, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, Barry Loudermilk, Rick Allen and more than a dozen members of the Georgia House and Senate.
Prior to forming Creative Direct, Ron managed many successful campaigns, and he served for five years as Political Director for the Republican Party of Virginia and worked as Field Director for the Republican National Committee.
Digital: Push
Leading Jaffares' digital effort will be Push, a Republican digital agency with a history of leveraging cutting-edge trends in technology, online advertising and social media. Founded in 2009 by Wesley Donehue, the firm has been instrumental in leading digital strategy for national GOP candidates like Senators Marco Rubio and Tom Cotton, raising millions of dollars for conservative candidates and causes up and down the ballot.
Push's Georgia clients include Senator David Perdue, and Congressman Rick Allen, Drew Ferguson, and Tom Graves. Jaffares' lead strategist at Push digital will be Sr. Vice President Phil Vangelakos who's prior experience includes leading digital strategy for Georgia's historic 2012 Charter School Amendment.
Polling: Randall Gutermuth American Viewpoint
American Viewpoint has extensive experience in Georgia, having served as the pollster for Newt Gingrich, Johnny Isakson, Austin Scott, Sam Olens, Chris Carr, the Republican State House Caucus and numerous other candidates and organizations in the state.


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Richard Harrington MP
Richard Harrington has taken a keen interest in the local voluntary sector since his election in 2010. He helped W3RT Connect to become established and maintains close contact with the Trust and local voluntary groups.
Pearline McFarlane
Pearline is also a Founding member of the African Caribbean association, and has also been a big supporter of W3RT and the voluntary sector. She has played a big role within the local community and this has been recognised by the award of the Honorary Vice Presidency at W3RT.
Phil Willerton
Phil Willerton was CEO at Watford YMCA for many years and was a tireless champion for youth services in Watford and across Hertfordshire. He was a long-standing trustee of W3RT and served as Chairman from 2009 until his retirement from the Board in 2012.


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Hoshi Saga is a simple looking little flash puzzle game created by Yoshio Ishii.
There are little to no instructions given. The game is to discover a star covered in each of the 36 stages. That's all you get, as said it look and sound simple but the truth is different. It's a game of trial and discovery. Your clicks will do something different in each stage. And, yes, there is always a star to be found.
The 36 stages in Hoshi Saga (Japanese for "Search a Star") are all given a rating, and a general rule of thumb seems to be that the higher the rating, the more difficult the stage. To play all 36 stages you have to solve 25 stages to unlock eleven other stages. Just use your 'Point and Click' skills to collect the 36 stars.
If you're stuck you can return later to solve the other levels, an automatic save function allows you to return later. I will not spoil the fun by publishing the walk-through for Hoshi Saga. Happy Puzzling! [via puzzlinks.com]
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In reverential tones, the Devils said they believe that Hurricanes 38-year-old center Ron Francis has never received the acclaim that he's deserved.
"He's an old warrior, he's been around this league a long time," veteran Ken Daneyko, who turns 37 next week, said yesterday. "He's probably been unheralded throughout his career and maybe a little bit overlooked, but he's had a tremendous career. He's a Hall of Famer, no question about it. A guy we're going to have to contend with."
In his 20th NHL season, Francis played in all 82 games, during which he notched 15 goals and 50 assists. For his career, he has 487 goals, 1,137 assists in 1,489 regular season games. His playoff statistics include 40 goals, 83 assists in 133 games.
Defenseman Scott Stevens feels that Francis' experience and talent will make him a threat when the Devils meet the Hurricanes in the first-round of the playoffs.
"He's a very smart hockey player," Stevens said. "He's got size, he's a great passer. He can play a lot of different situations. He's can play penalty killing, power play and five on five."
As far as Francis' lack of national media attention, Stevens said, "When he played in Pittsburgh [from '91-'98] I think he got a little more recognition. Going to Carolina, it's probably a little bit like here, not as much of a hot-bed [for hockey] as some areas."
Devils coach Larry Robinson said he is leaning toward matching his line of John Madden-Bobby Holik-Randy McKay against Carolina's line of Martin Gelinas-Rod Brind'Amour-Jeff O'Neill. Robinson said he wants Holik to face Brind'Amour on faceoffs.


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The day of your wedding is the day you get to tell your story, it is about the people you love, the persons that grew up with you and made you grow, the ones that are gone and the ones that remain, the hands that have helped you, taught you and dried your tears.
It's about sharing yourself with your best men, the guys that have joked with you, learned with you, encouraged you and carried you when you were tired, it's about your mother learning that you are a man and you are able to take care of another person now.
With all the emotion and depth into it, you want to set the tone and create the atmosphere that best reflects your feelings.
Staging, colors, flowers and decorations help but what really sets the atmosphere is the content and the details, even if you are not a very expressive person, don't be afraid to include an intimate element into the wedding.
Elements such as a video documenting your story together, or writting your own vows, a special drink for the toast, the music selection and even preparing a special dance with your hunsband/wife or bridesmaids.
Even with a simple detail you can create an unforgettable moment 😀


text: In a secluded and un-spoilt corner of Far North Queensland in Australia nestles one of the heritage luxury hideaways of the world, the Bloomfield Lodge. This beautiful haven is along the shores of Weary Bay. As guests move towards this lodge, the surrounding Daintree Rainforest welcomes them to a world of nature from where guests can get a pristine view of the world famous Great Barrier Reef. The nearby waterfalls also enhance the surrounding beauty and the sound of splashing water is a perpetual natural sound that hits the eardrum of guests to give them a feel that they are in the lap of nature. The accommodations are by the main lodge and range from the simple yet chic and natural Rainforest Rooms to the marvelous Queenslander Room, exquisite Deluxe Retreat and the spacious and exclusive Hideaway. All the accommodations offer the beauty of the rainforest and a part of the azure sea view.


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Cutting the strings: Why some aid orgs want to give money away
September 9, 2013 Editor 0
Poor people are poor because they don't have money. A new charity sees a simple solution: give money to those who need it most. Despite some controversy, the program has started to turn heads, largely because it might just work.
"This puts the choice in the hands of the poor, and not me," Michael Faye, one of GiveDirectly's co-founders told The New York Times Magazine. "And the truth is, I don't think I have a very good sense of what the poor need."
The idea behind GiveDirectly, a charity founded in 2011, is that poor people know what they need. They just don't have the cash to get it. The charity gives money to the poor with no strings attached.
GiveDirectly's founders decided to test the idea in Kenya, where there are areas of debilitating poverty–and an advanced mobile banking system necessary for the cash donations to reach the recipients.
GiveDirectly's idea isn't new, but it is controversial. When Michael Faye, a GiveDirectly co-founder, started giving away money in Kenya, he didn't find it as easy as he thought he would. He met resistance not only from other charities, but also from the very people he wanted to help. Faye, interviewed by This American Life, explained how some Kenyans couldn't believe that someone would want to give them money without expecting something in return.
"They said, 'I just don't believe it,'" Faye explained. "'I think you will come back in six months or a year and ask me for something. And I don't know what that is, but I don't trust you.'"
Experts working with other charities scoffed at Faye's plan to simply hand out cash. The recipients would just spend the money on cigarettes and beer, or gamble it away, the critics charged. Even if the recipients did buy food for their families, the money was just a temporary fix, the pessimists said, and not a long-term solution.
But as GiveDirectly's program took shape, the aid community started paying attention to the results.
Many people who received money upgraded their houses with tin roofs or started businesses. One man bought a motorcycle and started a taxi service. These successes started to point to cash transfers as potentially providing lasting improvements.
Earlier aid projects show that traditional cash transfer programs can work. Some cash transfer programs raised living standards by up to 30 percent after two years, according to a 2011 study by the UK Department for International Development. The study also points out that recipients overwhelmingly use the funds to invest in their future.
However, many of the programs included in the study require conditions for people receiving the grants–that's where the strings come into play. The Bolsa Família program in Brazil requires parents to send their children to school and get vaccinations to receive the funds. But the program is credited with keeping kids in schools and helping parents hold a job.
GiveDirectly's approach raised some controversial issues. Donations can cause tension between those who get money and those who don't. And the money doesn't address larger problems like poor schools, the lack of jobs or infrastructure. In spite of these problems, direct giving looks promising.
GiveDirectly defends its model as having the greatest impact for the least cost, and urges other charities to either find more efficient solutions — or adopt money transfers.
"Every organization that asks for money on behalf of the poor should make a clear and compelling case that they can do more good with it than the poor could do for themselves," GiveDirectly challenged in its 2012 annual report.Poor people in Kenya often live under thatch roofs that leak and cost a lot to upkeep. A DFID study shows people who get cash transfers upgrade to metal roofs. Photo: Michaela Ledesma/Mercy Corps.
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Looking for a Project Manager or related position (Vancouver)
Hello all,
I just moved from Amsterdam to Vancouver 2 weeks ago and start looking for a challenging position in Vancouver.
Does anyone have tips on finding a Project Manager, Project Portfolio Manager, or Program Manager position in Vancouver?
I have pretty good experiences from Europe and Asia and am PMP, Scrum, ITIL certified.
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text: Ok I spent the last day and a half working on a Moonshell skin that resembles the DS Firmware. Yes I'm aware that there is already one out there, but mines quite a bit different.....I think. I never actually tried that skin, so if mine looks a bit like it...Its a coincedence! Anyways, the primary feature of my skin is the custom boot animation and custom startup sounds. Everything else is rather basic, but should be easy on the eyes. Here's a preview on what the startup animation will look like (please note that you must have Moonshel v1.71 or greater if you want to use my boot animation) That gif file is a direct frame by frame copy of what I used, so what you see there is what you get! (except the bottom part of the image will be on the bottom screen of coarse!) The name of the skin is: DS Moon-Firm Download Pageinstall this FIRST) http://gbatemp.net/index.php?download=2784 V1.1 Upgrade: http://gbatemp.net/index.php?download=2786 v1.1 Startup/shutdown audio correction pack: http://www.mediafire.com/?o4m374j3mxt (lol just a fancy way of saying I updated the startup sounds to the currect ones) Don't ask how I made the boot animation, its Level 9 security clearance access only....Just kidding. I simply dumped my DS Firmware into No$GBA and used a screencap program to record the bootup animation from the emulator. This boot animation was done using only MS-Paint and the skin maker program that goes with Moonshell. I used Ulead GIF Animator to make the preview GIF you see above. And no I didn't just screencap it and animate it. If you look act it carefully, you will notice that i changed the Nintendo logo on the top screen (the one in inside the oval) to read "Moonshell" instead. Due to that fact that part of the image fades in and out during animation, it wasn't a simple and quick editing job. Especially since I only used MS-Paint to edit. I would have edited the bottom screen to read "Ignore the Touch screen to continue" but since that part of the animation only plays during that last part and only displays for a second or less, I didn't see it worth the time to do. (it would have taken awhile!) Also the startup sounds plays AFTER the boot up screen.Unless someone here knows how to get the startup sound to play DURING the boot up animation, then I'm stuck with it like this. But its only a minor drawback. Sorry, I don't have screencaps of the theme itself, but the boot screen should be enough to convince you to try it!. Sorry in advance if my boot up animation is just as annoying as the offical Nintendo version Feedback please! ;D UPDATE: I have made some improvements to the boot animation. I also fixed a bmp file. This warrented another upload. V1.1 update package can be found here: http://gbatemp.net/index.php?download=2786 Make sure you have installed v1.0 FIRST, before installing this. GIF animation above, has been updated to reflect the improvements in the animation. Change log: v1.0 - Skin created v1.1 - Removed compression artifacts and deleted a duplicate frame. The video capture software software I used left minor compression artifacts in the animation. The duplicate frame made the animation "appear" to lag abit. I thought it was just Moonshell having trouble with it, but later found that the animation lag was present in the GIF preview file as well. I deleted the duplicate frame and solved the issue. Made a change to c_text.bmp so that it would look better when used on the bottom screen. That's about it for now. Unless I find a major flaw somewhere, this should be the last update for this. To better show what I did the the animation here is the old and new version side by side: Old Version-->


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Angle-resolved reflection and emission spectra of metal gratings consisting of subwavelength grooves and immersed into rhodamine B and rhodamine 19 solutions are presented. The measured reflection and emission dispersion diagrams reveal the surface plasmon polaritons positions and strong plasmon-mediated emission enhancement, respectively. The same grating could be easily reused for the characterization of different dye molecules.
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'It' stomps 'mother!' with $60M in its second week
NEW YORK >> The Stephen King adaptation "It" continues to scare up record ticket sales, taking in an estimated $60 million in its second week and leaving a paltry $7.5 million for Darren Aronofsky's audacious genre-bending psychological thriller "mother!" New Line and Warner Bros.
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Emmys 2017: 'Handmaid's Tale,' 'Big Little Lies' wins big
Sunday night's 69th Primetime Emmy Awards reflected the diversity of the television landscape as well as the current political climate. Hosted by Stephen Colbert from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, the TV awards show also highlighted the work of women in the medium.
Angelina Jolie's 'First They Killed My Father' opens Cambodia Town Film Festival in Long Beach this weekend
The lineup varies from full-length films that touch on the deadly Khmer Rouge regime, horror, comedy and even a live stand-up show. But in one way or another, all of the films in the upcoming
'It' floats away with record-breaking $117.2 million weekend
LOS ANGELES >> 'It' is a hit. The Stephen King adaptation from New Line and Warner Bros. shattered records over the weekend earning $117.2 million from 4,103 locations according to studio estimates on Sunday.
Lift-Off Film Festival, Jeanne Moreau tribute among movie screenings in the LA area
Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica area Burbank International Film Festival: Movies include features, shorts, student and special anniversary, Sept. 6-10. Most tickets $15.
'Star Wars IX' director exits project due to differing 'visions,' Lucasfilm says
Colin Trevorrow will no longer be directing the ninth "Star Wars" movie, according to a statement on a Lucasfilm website. "Lucasfilm and Colin Trevorrow have mutually chosen to part ways on "Star Wars: Episode IX," the message that appeared on
A slow Labor Day caps a down summer at the box office
LOS ANGELES >> With no new wide releases, Hollywood basically took the Labor Day weekend off and put an end to what's expected to be the lowest earning summer movie going season since 2006 — the last time the industry saw a sub-$4 billion summer.
Cinecon 53 Classic Film Festival among movie screening events in the Los Angeles area
Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica area Cinecon 53 Classic Film Festival: Screenings of forgotten or unusual films from the silent and early talking eras plus a movie collectibles show.
What's streaming on Amazon Prime, Netflix in September: 'Jerry Before Seinfeld,' 'Transparent' and Paul Hollywood hits the road, more
With all the television shows and movies streaming in September, there's plenty to choose from. Like Jerry Seinfeld, for instance. Named the highest paid comedian of 2017 by Forbes, he's obviously still doing something right.
Box-office eclipse: Hollywood has worst weekend in years
NEW YORK >> Hollywood effectively took the weekend off, resulting in one of the most dismal box-office results in 16 years. An already slow August came to a screeching halt at the multiplex, where no major new releases were unveiled.
4 'Game of Thrones' theories about Season 7, Episode 6, 'Beyond the Wall'
The final episode of HBO "Games Of Thrones'" seventh season is titled "The Dragon and the Wolf," and debuts this Sunday at 9 p.m. The total running time is 79 minutes, 43 seconds.
Gwendoline Christie goes from 'Game of Thrones' warrior to cop in 'Top of the Lake'
As we are talking about her new series, "Top of the Lake: China Girl," airing next month on Sundance, Gwendoline Christie says she was attracted to the role of a police officer because "I really wanted to play something that was totally different from what I am known for playing on television.
'The Tick' review: Odd superhero makes Amazon series click
Another superhero series, you sigh, but Amazon's "The Tick" takes its own droll, strange journey to make it stand out. First, it is more about the sidekick than the blue-outfitted crime fighter named after a small pesky arachnid.
Cary Elwes appearance at Aero among LA area movie screening events
Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica area Movie at Burbank Central Library: "Going in Style" (2017), 2 p.m. Aug. 25. 110 N. Glenoaks Blvd.
Whitney Houston bio, 'Can I Be Me,' is an uneven portrait on Showtime
Today, the tragedy of Whitney Houston isn't the one that ended her life five years ago. It's the fact that the night when she overdosed has overshadowed our memory of her immense talent.
Netflix's 'Disjointed' is a comedy about the 'high' life
It might take a medicinal brownie or two to really enjoy the new Netflix comedy "Disjointed." Starring Kathy Bates as Ruth Whitefeather Feldman, the owner of a Los Angeles cannabis shop known as Ruth's Alternative Caring, she's a lifelong advocate for use of the weed.
'Western Weekend' among movie screening events in the Los Angeles area
Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica area Movie at Studio City Branch Library: "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" (2017), 2:30 p.m. Aug. 18. 12511 Moorpark St. 818-755-7873.
'Annabelle' scares up $35M, jolting sleepy box office
NEW YORK >> The "Conjuring" spinoff "Annabelle: Creation" scared up an estimated $35 million in North American theaters over the weekend, making it easily the top film and giving the lagging August box office a shot in the arm.
Outdoor summer movie screenings among film events in the LA area
Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica area El Capitan Theatre: Sing-along "The Lion King" (1994), 10 a.m., 1, 4 and 7 p.m. Aug. 11-13; dates through Aug.
Elizabeth Olsen is having a very good week and here's why
It's a very good week for Elizabeth Olsen. The San Fernando Valley-raised actress is co-starring in two of the most acclaimed indie features in a season that's loaded with off-Hollywood triumphs.
'Dark Tower' tops slow box office weekend, 'Detroit' disappoints
NEW YORK >> After a decade of development and several postponements, the long-awaited Stephen King adaptation "The Dark Tower" debuted with an estimated $19.5 million in North American ticket sales, narrowly edging out the two-week leader "Dunkirk.
TV review: 'Mr. Mercedes' captures Stephen King's vibe
Be warned that the Audience Network's "Mr. Mercedes" — adapted from the Stephen King thriller — starts with a horrendous incident. It's 2009, and a crowd of the unemployed, including a young mother and her baby, is waiting in the predawn hours to get into an Ohio job fair.
6 'Game of Thrones' theories about season 7, episode 4, 'The Spoils of War'
The fourth episode of this season's "Game of Thrones" is called "The Spoils of War," and HBO's cryptic description reads: "Daenerys fights back. Jaime faces an unexpected situation.
'Lion King' sing-alongs among movie screening events in the LA area
Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica area El Capitan Theatre: Sing-along "The Lion King" (1994), 10 a.m., 1 and 4 p.m. Aug. 4-6; dates through Aug.
HBO hacked: Was 'Game of Thrones' script taken?
HBO became the latest Hollywood entertainment company to fall victim to a major cyber attack as hackers reportedly gained access to episodes of a number shows, along with a "Game of Thrones" script.
'Dunkirk' conquers 'Emoji,' 'Atomic Blonde' at box office
LOS ANGELES >> "The Emoji Movie" survived negative reviews but couldn't conquer "Dunkirk," which had enough fight left to conquer the box office for a second weekend in a row.
Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley talks 'The American Way,' race and history at Comic-Con 2017
A decade ago, before John Ridley created the critically acclaimed TV series "America Crime," before he won an Oscar for the screenplay for "12 Years a Slave," Ridley wrote a limited-run graphic novel, "The American Way," which combined many of his interests — history, race, and now a team of superheroes — in one thought-provoking and entertaining package.
'The Sinner' goes to a dark place in USA Network series
In the USA Network's new series "The Sinner," Jessica Biel plays a successful businesswoman and mother. She works with her husband, Mason (Christopher Abbot), and they seem to get along fine.
6 'Game of Thrones' theories about season 7 episode 3 'The Queen's Justice'
The third episode of this season's "Game of Thrones" is called "The Queen's Justice," and the HBO logline says this: "Daenerys holds court.
New 'X-Files' adventure with Duchovny's Mulder and Anderson's Scully out on Audible
Just like in the alien abduction cases FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully investigate, there's some missing time between the film, "The X-Files: I Want to Believe," and the 2016 television miniseries revival.
Valley neighbors remember 'Cartoon Queen' June Foray, voice of Rocky, Disney and Looney Tunes characters
The sounds on a Woodland Hills street will never be the same, now that June Foray is gone. The legendary voice actress died Wednesday at her home in Woodland Hills. She was 99. If you've ever watched the animated "Rocky and Bullwinkle Show" or heard Granny in a Warner Bros.
Summer Drive-In series at Lake Balboa among LA area movie screening events
Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica area Movie at L.A. Workers Center: Film historian-critic Ed Rampell introduces a series that marks the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution.
Comic-Con 2017: Black nerds, or blerds, describe the challenge of diversity in geek culture
Growing up in South Central Los Angeles was not easy. It was especially challenging for Brandon Jackson and his brother. "Everyone was trying to be hard, and here we were," laughed Jackson, a Navy corpsman with 21 years service who grew up in the troubled section of Los Angeles in the 1990s and who currently lives in Murrieta.
Comic-Con opens with fanciful cosplay, long lines, and endless places to look and go 'Whoa'
In the line where a few thousand people were going to camp out all night on Thursday — the goal being to get into the big panels like "Game of Thrones" and "The Walking Dead" on Friday — Akash Solomon stood out for the way excitement overcame exhaustion.
Dolly Parton films, Voyager film/discussion among LA area movie screening events
Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica area Movie at Burbank Central Library: "Wild Tales" (2014, Spanish with English subtitles), 2 p.m. July 21. 110 N.
What do a comedian and a mountain lion have in common? Enough for a movie, it turns out
The great cat moves silently through the Griffith Park night, defying the odds by staying alive. It's amazing that the mountain lion we know as P-22, named that way because he was the 22nd puma identified by Santa Monica Mountains National Park Service biologists, came to this urban-adjacent park.
Appearance by producer of 'The Graduate' among movie screening events in the LA area
Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica area Movie at Studio City Branch Library: "The Zookeeper's Wife" (2017), 2:30 p.m. July 14. 12511 Moorpark St.
Tiki Night at the Egyptian among movies screening events in the Los Angeles area
Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica area Movie at Studio City Branch Library: "Life" (2017), 2:30 p.m. July 7. 12511 Moorpark St. 818-755-7873.
'Despicable Me 3' and 'Baby Driver' win at box office, 'The House' doesn't
LOS ANGELES >> The Minions are still a box office force and original stories are scoring big, but not the R-rated comedy — even with Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler behind it. Studio estimates on Sunday say that Universal Pictures and Illumination's "Despicable Me 3" earned $75.
Comic-Con 2017 TV Panels: 'Game of Thrones,' 'Westworld,' 'Supernatural' and the must-see events at SDCC
There's so much to see at Comic-Con International in San Diego, but one thing to add to your to-do list should be sitting in on some of the television panels. We've looked over all the offerings that have been released so far and here's our top six picks for each day of the convention: Thursday July 20 • Teen Titans Go: (Cartoon Network) Voice cast members Greg Cipes, Tara Strong and Scott Menville and producers Michael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath and Pete Michail, 10-11 a.
Harry Potter films at Hollywood Bowl among movie screening events in the LA area
Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica area American Cinematheque at the Aero: "1776" (1972), 7:30 p.m. June 30. "Jaws" (1975), 7:30 p.
'Transformers: The Last Knight' debuts to a franchise low
NEW YORK >> The hulking machines of "Transformers" are no longer box-office behemoths in North America. But they're still big in China. Michael Bay's "Transformers: The Last Knight," the fifth installment in the Hasbro series, scored a franchise-low domestic debut with an estimated $43.
It's as funny as a coma-based relationship can get with 'The Big Sick'
Rom com. Sitcom. Disease of the week. Stand-up comedy backstage drama. My wacky immigrant parents. "The Big Sick" lives in all of these benighted genres and grows out of them. Thankfully, the often slick, just occasionally slack "Sick" is first and foremost an autobiography, and while it's been designed to deliver maximum laughs and emotion, a quirky authenticity hovers over even its most manipulative moments.
John Huston films among upcoming movie screening events in the Los Angeles area
Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica area Cinefemme presents Bluestocking Films: Short films that celebrate female-centric stories, 7 p.m. June 23. Check website for titles.
There are horrors on the space station in 'Life,' now on DVD
The sci-fi action film "Life," directed by Daniel Espinosa ("Safe House"), is set on the International Space Station. After a probe digs up a sample of Mars for analysis, there's excitement about the possibility that this may be the first evidence of life beyond Earth.
'The Handmaid's Tale' and 'Atlanta' top TV critics nominations
FX's "Atlanta" and Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale" led the nominations for the 2017 Television Critics Association Awards announced Monday. Each series received four nominations, including for Program of the Year, and both programs are expected to garner several Emmy nominations when they are announced July 13.
'Cars 3' speeds to No. 1, Tupac biopic nets strong debut
LOS ANGELES >> "Wonder Woman" fell to second place in its third weekend in theaters, but it's still doing the heavy lifting for the otherwise lackluster summer box office.
LA Film Festival in Culver City among movie screening events in the Los Angeles area
Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica area Movie at Studio City Branch Library: "Beauty and the Beast" (2017), 2:30 p.m. June 16. 12511 Moorpark St. 818-755-7873.
'Wonder Woman' buries 'The Mummy' at box office
NEW YORK >> Tom Cruise was no match for Wonder Woman. Warner Bros.' "Wonder Woman" wrapped up Cruise's "The Mummy" at the weekend box office, pulling in an estimated $57.


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Miami Drive-In
705 NW 81st Street,
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An E.M. Loew drive-in, the Miami Drive-In was opened on February 25, 1938, and operated until the mid-1970's. This theater almost always ran first-run double features.
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The Miami Drive-In opened in 1938 and was advertised as the largest drive-in in the country. It closed in 1977.
Thanks Al. E.M. Loew, Elias M.Loew 1898-1984 from Austria once owned 70 hardtop theatres and 17 drive-ins, motels, hotels, and a racetrack.One of the drive-in Motels was the 52 room Gulfstream Drive-in which has its own listing on C.T.the motel was built on both side of the drive-in screen.
My research has found that this was Florida's first drive-in theatre.
It would be interesting to know how this location is used present day.
I have it parking 1000 cars not 600 mentioned above.{Miami Drive-in Theatres}.
This opened on February 18th, 1938. I uploaded the grand opening ad and an reprocessed USGS aerial from 1969 here.
A mixed-use, Miami-Dade County complex is just finishing up construction on the site of the Miami Drive-In. There's a branch library, and other outposts of county government open for use. I saw films here in 1972, during my 12th school year, and a classmate worked there (which is the only reason I can recall the date). I think I saw a Godzilla film at this theatre.
Newspaper print ad added from the Miami Daily News, July 2, 1950.
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Apr 2011 11 songs
Oct 2010 19 songs
Jun 2009 6 songs
Brownie McGhee's death in 1996 was an enormous loss in the blues field. Although he had been semi-retired and suffering from stomach cancer, the guitarist was still the leading Piedmont-style bluesman on the planet, venerated worldwide for his prolific activities both on his own and with his longtime partner, blind harpist Sonny Terry. Together, McGhee and Terry worked for decades in an acoustic folk-blues bag, singing ancient ditties like "John Henry" and "Pick a Bale of Cotton... Read more


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Home to the world's tallest building, tallest hotel and the world's tallest residential tower, Dubai skyscrapers undoubtedly enjoy a competitive edge over most other major cities. Within a short span of time, we have watched in awe as a strip of desert has evolved into a bustling metropolis, and things are on an upward trajectory with Dubai winning the Expo 2020.
Gulf construction companies are also experiencing a new era after the emirate's property market crash of 2008-2009. New projects and contracts that have been sidelined are back in action enhancing potential growth in the regional building and construction sector. Developers are confident about capitalizing on the renewed industry momentum and now with all roads leading to the expo, the future looks immensely bright and promising too.
According to a research done by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, it is anticipated that the Dubai government will spend about $6.8bn on building works to improve infrastructure in the run-up to 2020.
The emirate also expects creation of 277,000 jobs in UAE as a result of the Expo 2020 and forecasts visitors of 25 million, an optimistic figure compared with the 10 million visitors last year. As a result, we can safely assume heightened construction of hotels and offices in Dubai, an emirate that spans a mere 4100 sqkm. It wouldn't be wrong to predict that building skyscrapers within the space available will be the best way to accommodate the current and the future requirements.
High rises like Burj Al Khalifa, Princess Towers and many more not only solves the issue of space in the region but also elevates the country's identity on an international platform. Dubai being tourism hub of the Middle East, strives to create such landmark structures that can become a melting point for tourists from across the globe.Moreover, Dubai Multi Commodities Center also announced earlier this year plans to build the world's tallest commercial tower Burj 2020 as a part of free zone business park expansions (107,000 square meters) catering to the increased global demand from multi-nationals and regional corporates for large scale commercial space in Dubai.
The market also saw sharp rise in steel and concrete prices in Abu Dhabi as construction activity continues to expand within the country.Being one of the largest global ceramic tile brands, RAK Ceramics finds the GCC region as one of the most important markets for the company. GCC countries, including the UAE, contribute more than 50 percent of the RAK sales. Abdallah Massaad, CEO RAK Ceramics said that he was optimistic about the future outlook for the UAE and regional building and construction sector and that the momentum of the local real estate market would have a trickle -down effect.
In an expo on construction held in Dubai last month, Gulf News Properties reported that $15.5 billion in construction contracts awarded in the UAE in the first half of 2013 were a 66 per cent jump on those awarded in the second half of 2012.
With construction industry evolving faster than ever before and buildings being developed sky-high, the country needs sustainable solutions that will support the safety of these massive structures. Looking at the need of the hour, Dubai will be hosting Smart Skyscrapers Summit 2014, conference on high rise buildings on 28th and 29th April, 2014 at Sofitel Dubai The Palm Resort and Spa attracting over 300 senior architects, engineers, policy-makers, developers, contractors and building managers from across the Middle East. The conference will see presentations and case studies from local and international thought-leaders, a showcase of the most innovative building technologies and solutions from around the world.
Expotrade Conference Producer Charlene Corrin believes that the summit will offer transformative benefits to all the delegates attending and extend high-level networking opportunities within the industry. She quoted, "With the recent announcement of Dubai's successful Expo 2020 bid and positive investor sentiment this is the ideal time for the construction industry to share best practice and discover the solutions which will assist Dubai in achieving its ambitious targets".
Expotrade is a global conference and event organizer with its head office based in Melbourne, Australia and regional office in Dubai, UAE. Expotrade has delivered some of the largest, most successful B2B industry conferences and events that are amongst the best patronized in the calendar.
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Jay Z and Kanye West are hitting the stage together again to kick off tech company Samsung's four-day concert series at the South by Southwest festival in Texas.
The Watch the Throne collaborators are heading to Austin for the special concert on Wednesday (12Mar14), marking the first time West has performed with his pal since he signed to Jay's Roc Nation label earlier this month (Mar14).
Wristbands gaining fans access to the event will only be given to Samsung Galaxy phone owners who download the company's new radio app, Milk Music, on their devices.
Jay previously partnered with Samsung bosses last year (13) when he gave users the chance to listen to his Magna Carta Holy Grail album days before its official release.
West and Jay's concert location will not be released until the day of the show.
Other musicians taking part in Samsung's mini-music festival at SXSW are Janelle Monae, Gary Clark Jr., Broken Bells and Cut Copy.


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Final Fantasy XIV is well known for the conservative style of it's equipment. This will soon change as the upcoming summer events will introduce a quite revealing set of bikinis.
I wonder if they will ever do that event back in XI where you had to do dance 1/2/3/4 with that one girl to fight against that skeleton guy. That was pretty funny to sit back and watch, (especially when it froze up my 360 due to so many people in one area, lol).
Because this will help with getting the game in form ready to release on PS3 :(
I played FFXI for a long time, was really hyped for this game and I even built my computer for it before it was released (which isn't a bad thing cause I needed a upgrade), I thought I'd like it that much. What a let down lol, they should have just updated the graphics on FFXI and focused on other games like Verses imo. It's good they are trying to turn it around but I have a hard time believing they will win back a lot of the people that left already.


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PBS Is Making a Shorter Sesame Street
Which means 50 percent more Sesame Street every day.
According to the New York Times, PBS is adding a shorter, half-hour version of Sesame Street to its lineup. While the hour-long version will continue to air in the mornings, starting September 1st, there will also be a shorter episode airing in the afternoon block. Select half-hour episodes will also stream on PBS's website, mobile app, and Roku channel. PBS's general manager of children's programming Lesli Rotenberg explains that the condensed episodes are designed to appeal specifically to mobile viewers ("The hour-long show didn't lend itself as well to that," she says) while also targeting kids' short attention spans. Meanwhile, those kids with extra long attention spans and the ability to delay gratification will have a bonus half hour to add to their Sesame binge-watching queue each day. Everybody wins!


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Watch Bachelor Juan Pablo Decide Not to Propose
You had one job, man.
Last night, The Worst Bachelor in Bachelor history, Juan-Pablo Galavis, performed his first (televised!) noble deed. After he offended True Love finalist Claire by whispering something inappropriate in her ear during their off-camera time, JP ultimately went with the other one: Nikki. And yet, he chose to give her a rose but not propose. Despite spending the show's entire season being various versions of terrible, it was choosing not to propose (becoming the eighth Bachelor in the show's 18-season history to make that decision) that would serve as his only redeeming moment: "I'm not 100 percent sure that I want to propose to you, but at the same time, I'm 100 percent sure that I don't want to let you go." Personally, I am 100 percent thrilled this season is over. Watch the full exchange below:
And a hearty congrats to next season's Bachelorette, Andi Dorfman, who kicked herself off Juan Pablo's season and won the ultimate prize.