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I started this blog in 2011 and did nothing for a year except read all the books on creativity. It was research for a manifesto, but the more I read, the more fascinated I became with the subject. After another 5 years of freelancing, building digital products and working as a creative professional (my income comes from things I make …Read More »
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Pick my brain: random ideas on art, business and creativity from my former self
I was taking a look on my blog for early posts and discovered I have HUNDREDS of saved drafts for post ideas I began but never finished… I started this blog in 2011 and didn't actively start using it until 2014 – what's interesting is that my focus and ideas haven't changed much, but I was surprised to have 90% …Read More »
Everything is under control. (How to finish a PhD, or succeed at anything else in life).
For the past 2 years I've been procrastinating on my PhD program. Classes were hard, but I finished my credits with a high GPA. That's not the problem. One of the requirements for graduation is submitting an article to a peer-reviewed journal and getting it published. This was a major hurdle for me. In part, because I don't like writing …Read More »
Whine or shine (how much of your struggle should you share?)
I just read a blog post from a self-styled "international marketing expert" that rubbed me the wrong way. It was basically a rant against helping other people for free, when she had courses for that, and they should pay her, dammit! I understand that people want to be protective of their content… but I often tell artists and authors that …Read More »
The three kinds of advice you get on your creative journey
You are being called to greater things, feel stifled in the mundane and boring roles society has carved out for you, and want a grand adventure. You want to follow your passion but somehow make enough money to survive on. If you start talking with people about all your ideas, you'll inevitably come across three kinds of people, and their …Read More »
Positive affirmations for authors: Write faster and sell more books!
I started listening to positive affirmations/motivational mp3s and recordings years ago; my favorites are Kelly Howell and David McGraw. But I wanted something that was just for authors and writers, so I made my own. I made this first video to help authors struggling with finding time for their writing. Sometimes subconscious fears are the things that are really slowing …Read More »
Building your hot air balloon – a metaphor for creative success
Most of the people I know who are working online are selling hot air. In other words, they fill people with hope, motivation and inspiration. They get them charged up and excited. They tell them "You can do anything you want, if you just BELIEVE in it!" They say, "Just follow your passion and the money will take care of …Read More »
Medicating procrastination: how "smart drugs" can keep you motivated
Most people have goals. They want to write more. Produce more. Start a business. Do the chores. And if you really want to do something, and you enjoy doing it, you may not face too much of a motivation challenge. Except that the things worth doing probably involve some stuff that's not too much fun. Like editing your book or …Read More »
How to stay productive during a typhoon (and other days you don't feel like working): productivity tips you can count on
Given my decade of living overseas and moving around pretty regularly, I didn't think relocating to Tainan (Taiwan), a city I've already lived in for many years, would eat up too much of my productivity time. It only took a day to find an apartment, another day to pick out and order furniture. What I didn't count on was the …Read More »
How to be a lifestyle coach (and why I'm not one of them)
Recently I've been meeting a lot of "lifestyle coaches" that run "lifestyle businesses." I didn't get it at first, but now I think of got a grip on how this works. Simplifying completely, this is how you can become a lifestyle coach: 1) Quit your job and do what you love. First you have to spend a few years doing …Read More »


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Yes, we realize we always include shoe clips among our holiday gift ideas each year. And why not? They're inexpensive, they spice up shoes, they finish off outfits perfectly, they're great for traveling, and a whole host of other reasons why they remain one of our favorite shoe accessories.
So, we're psyched that shoe clips are starting to heat up on the trend meter once again. That means more people want them, which means more people are making them, which means more cute, creative, and new shoe clip designs.
Going beyond the usual bows, ribbons, and sparkly stuff, here are 20 shoe clips so cute that you'll want to clip them on all your shoes! Actually, make that "you'll want to clip them on everything" — the metal clips are non-damaging, so you can put them on bag straps, coats, sweaters, t-shirts, necklace chains, and just about anything clippable.
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Kenzo would be proud!
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These look like the shoe accessory version of fascinator hats.
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So poofy!
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An inexpensive way to get the look of the shoes Christian Louboutin himself would save first in a fire.
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A little goth, a little rockabilly.
9. Cameo Shoe Clips, $21.40
A small touch of elegance goes a long way.
10. White Flower Button Shoe Clips, $22
11. Black-and-Silver Owl Circle Shoe Clips, $11.99
12. Puffy Red Satin Heart Shoe Clips, $9.36
13. Swarovski-Wrapped Triple Satin Bow Shoe Clips, $41
One of the best satin bow shoe clips we've seen in a while.
14. Folded Leather Kiltie Shoe Clips, $18
Very unique!
15. Anchor and Striped Bow Nautical Shoe Clips, $29
Get a little nautical theme going.
16. Love Scroll Heart Shoe Clips, $12
All you need is love.
17. Vintage Metal Leaf Shoe Clips, $48
18. Black Satin Bow Sugar Skull Shoe Clips, $12
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Don't these remind you of Bella Swan's wedding shoes in Twilight?
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Soul Singer Percy Sledge Dies at 73
He was best known for "When a Man Loves a Woman."
Singer Percy Sledge has died at the age of 73, the Associated Press reports. The soul singer, best known for "When a Man Loves a Woman," died of liver cancer at his home in Louisiana shortly after midnight on Tuesday. "When a Man Loves a Woman" was Sledge's debut single and his biggest hit, reaching No. 1 in 1966 and charting again in the late '80s. Covers by Bette Midler and Michael Bolton also topped the charts, but Sledge never received any of the song's publishing royalties, having given all songwriting credit to bassist Calvin Lewis and organ player Andrew Wright as thanks for helping him rework the song's lyrics. After the song became a hit, Sledge refused to fight for his share of the credit, but the experience left him with mixed emotions. "I felt like, if God fixed it in my mouth to give it to them, I won't change anything about it," he recalled later. "I'm satisfied with what I wrote, but I cut my kids out of so much ... I just wasn't thinking." Likely because of this, he had a robust touring schedule, averaging 100 concerts a year up until 2014. Sledge went on to have more Top 40 hits with "Warm and Tender Love," "It Tears Me Up," "Love Me Tender," and "Take Time to Know Her." He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.


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Anne Zeller
Anne began teaching full time at the University of Waterloo in the Department of Anthropology in 1982 after a series of positions at the University of Alberta, the University of Victoria and the University of Toronto where she received her PhD in 1978.
As an anthropologist with a focus on field primatology (specializing in macaque behavior), Anne has travelled quite extensively and conducted research in Africa, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Texas, Florida, France, Italy and Japan, observing primates in the wild and in captivity. Her research foci include facial communication, infant socialization, depression, object use, grieving behavior, pretence, and a variety of other areas which allow her to investigate the origins of human behaviors. As an anthropologist, Anne approaches this work from an evolutionary perspective and is interested in the use of macaques as a possible model to investigate the behavior of pre-verbal hominid forms.
Since 1995, Anne has made a dozen films on primate behavior for use in teaching. A considerable amount of material on primates was shot in the wild.
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Chimpanzees Today
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Images From The Field: Baboons
Introduction to the Primates
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The troubled HealthCare.gov website was on pace to double its typical weekday volume of users, logging 375,000 unique visitors by noon Monday with more than 800,000 site visitors expected by day's end, the Obama administration said.
The site, which serves as the portal for the federal health insurance marketplace, can now accommodate 50,000 simultaneous users and more than 800,000 daily visitors after two months of non-stop repairs seem to have the problem-plagued system functioning properly for most usersOfficials expected site usage to soar in December as people scurry to enroll in coverage by Dec. 23 in order to have insurance that begins on January 1, 2014. Monday's early volume proved those projections correct.
Around 10 am Monday, with about 33,000 users on the site, HealthCare.gov's operations team began to see response times slow and error messages increase for consumers trying to apply for coverage, said Julie Bataille, communications director for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
The site operations team then activated a new "queing" system that notifies users to return to the system at a later date when volume is lower.
"In order to manage demand and ensure a smooth user experience for those in the system, the team instituted the new queing process so that those moving forward in the application and shopping system would be able to do so smoothly," Bataille said during a telephone press briefing Monday afternoon.
On Monday, HealthCare.gov debuted an enhanced window-shopping feature that allows people to better compare information about health plans in their areas, including deductibles, co-pays for doctors and hospitals, provider networks and other features.
Problems still persist, however, on the federal exchange, which serves 36 states. The repair team recently fixed a bug that was causing 80 percent of the errors that insurers were receiving from HealthCare.gov about their new online enrollees. The bug prevented an applicant's social security number from showing up in their application.
"That bug has been fixed and it's now working properly," Bataille said. She urged consumers who purchased plans through HealthCare.gov to contact their insurers directly to confirm their online coverage has been properly processed.About 30 to 40 percent of the marketplace - mainly the systems used to pay insurers - remains under construction. Those "back end" payment systems will pay insurers the federal subsidies and other financial assistance that help enrollees pay for their coverage.
Until those systems are completed sometime in January, Bataille said insurers will be paid "using our Medicare payment transaction system and that will take place while we continue to build out the online functionality to make this a more automated process."
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Also is this a point-and-click
sorta game because if it is i'll buy it if its not.....
i'll still buy it lol
Is this point and click role-play?
wow is this a strategy game?
im familiar with fallout but i wanna know
Dungeons of dredmore:(insert awesome title here)
Wow you really put a lot of effort into this!
Very good game, highly recommend playing this -King
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Amy D. Bradshaw, Ph.D.
A fundamental question in cell biology is how cells regulate the synthesis and construction of tissue-specific extracellular matrices (ECMs) in their environment and, in turn, how changes in the structure and composition of the ECM can influence cell behavior in response to injury and disease. In particular, we are interested in cellular mechanisms of collagen fibril assembly in the ECM and the function of matricellular proteins in the regulation of this process. Matricellular proteins are defined as proteins that associate with the ECM but do not contribute structurally to the ECM in contrast to classical ECM proteins such as collagen and laminin. We have established that one matricellular protein, SPARC (secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine, osteonectin, BM-40), influences the formation of collagen I fibers in connective tissues of mice. For example, collagen accumulation associated with pressure-overload hypertrophy is significantly reduced in SPARC-null mice. Elucidation of pathways by which SPARC and other collagen binding proteins influences collagen incorporation and stability in the ECM can lead to the design of strategies to control fibrotic processes in the heart and in other tissues. Alternatively, in diseases in which collagenous tissue is degraded, such as in periodontal disease, factors that improve collagen assembly are useful tools to improve strategies to restore damaged tissues.
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1. Harris, B.H., Zhang, Y., Card, L., Rivera, L., Brekken, R.A., and Bradshaw, A.D. (2011) SPARC Regulates Collagen I Interaction with Cardiac Fibroblast Cell Surfaces. Am J Physiol Heart Circ. Res, 301:H841-847. PMCID: PMC3191098
2. McCurdy, S.M., Dai, Q., Zhang, J., Zamilpa, R., Ramirez, T.A., Dayah, T., Nguyen, N., Jin, Y., Bradshaw, A.D., Lindsey, M.L. (2011) SPARC Mediates Early Extracellular Matrix Remodeling Following Myocardial Infarction. Am J Physiol Heart Circ. Res, 301:H497-505. PMCID: PMC3154667
3. Nie, J., Bradshaw, A.D., Delany, A.M., Sage, E.H. (2011) Inactivation of SPARC enhances high fat diet-induced obesity in mice. Conn Tiss Res., 52: 99-108. PMID: 20615096 PMCID, in progress.
4. Trombetta, J., Bradshaw A.D. (2010) The absence of SPARC compromises structural integrity of the periodontal ligament in mice. J. Histochem. Cytochem. 58: 871-9. PMCID: PMC2942740.
5. Bradshaw, A.D. (2010) The Role of SPARC in Extracellular Matrix Assembly. J. Cell Commun. Signal. 3: 239-246. PMCID: PMC2778582
6. Card, L., Henderson, N., Zhang, Y., Bornstein, P., Bradshaw, A.D. (2010) Expression in SPARC-null Mice of Collagen type I lacking the Globular Domain of the a1(I) N-propeptide Results in Abdominal Hernias and Loss of Dermal Collagen. Matrix Biology 29, 559-64. PMCID: PMC2957371.
7. McCurdy, S., Baicu, C.F., Heyman, S., and Bradshaw, A.D. (2010) Cardiac Extracellular Matrix Remodeling: Fibrillar Collagens and Secreted Protein Acidic and Rich in Cysteine (SPARC) J. Mol Cell Cardiol. 48: 544-549. PMCID: PMC2823826
8. Trombetta, J.M., Yu, H., Arias, D.N., Rossa, C. Jr, Kirkwood, K.L., Bradshaw, A.D. (2010) SPARC/Osteonectin-Null Mice have Increased Bone Loss and Decreased Periodontal Ligament Collagen Content in Response to LPS-Induced Periodontitis. J. Dent. Res. 90:477-82. PMCID: PMC2942740.
9. Bradshaw, A.D., Baicu, C.F., Rentz, T.J., Derienzo, C., Van Laer, A., Boggs, J., and Zile, M.R. (2010) Age-dependent alterations in fibrillar collagen content and myocardial diastiolic function: role of SPARC in post-synthetic procollagen processing. Am J Physiol Heart Circ. Res, 298: H614-622, PMCID: PMC2822576.
10. Bradshaw, A.D., Baicu, C.F., Rentz, T.J., Derienzo, C., Boggs, J., Van Laer, A., Lacy, J., and Zile, M.R. (2009) Pressure-Overload Induced Alterations in Myocardial Hypertrophy and Extracellular Collagen Content: Role of SPARC-Dependent Post-Synthetic Collagen Processing. Circulation 119, 269-280. PMCID: PMC2734276
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LG Optimus S (Sprint)The LG Optimus S is an affordable yet full-featured Android smartphone for Sprint.
-I'm Nicole Lee, senior associate editor for cnet.com and this is a first look at the LG Optimus S for Sprint. The LG Optimus S looks very similar to the LG Optimus T from T-Mobile. As you can see here, both have very similar dimensions and both are shape about the same as well. The LG Optimus S has a very nice 3.2-inch QVGA display. It's very nice and colorful as you can see here. Underneath the display, you do get 4 individual keys for the home key, the menu key, the back key, as well as the search key. On the side here, you do get the micro-SD card slot. On the other side, is the volume rocker as well as the voice command key and the camera key. On the top, is the 3.5-mm headset jack and the screen lock/end power key. On the back, is the 3.2-megapixel camera lens. The LG Optimus S ships with Android 2.2, so you get up to 5 different home screens as well as the Google search widget on top here. The Optimus S is also one of the few Sprint phones to launch with Sprint ID Packs. You can choose the Sprint ID of your phone by selecting the ID button right here and then choosing from your selection. A Sprint ID Pack consists of different applications and widgets to let you personalize the phone. The Optimus S is a fairly entry-level Android Phone, but it still comes with a lot of features. They include 3G with EV-DO Rev. 0, Bluetooth support, GPS with a Sprint navigation as well as Wi-Fi. You can even use the phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot for up to 5 different devices. The Optimus S also comes with a few Sprint apps like NASCAR, Sprint Live, and Sprint TV. The LG Optimus S is available for $49.99 with a new 2-year service agreement with Sprint. I'm Nicole Lee. This has been the first look at the LG Optimus S.


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Good to know where to find these for sale!
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Hidalgo Trailer (2004)
Based on the true story of the greatest long-distance horse race ever run, Hidalgo is an epic action-adventure and one man's journey of personal redemption. Held yearly for centuries, the Ocean of Fire - a 3,000 mile survival race across the Arabian Desert - was a challenge restricted to the finest Arabian horses ever bred, the purest and noblest lines, owned by the greatest royal families. In 1890, a wealthy Sheik invited an American and his horse to enter the race for the first time. Frank T. Hopkins (Mortensen) was a cowboy and dispatch rider for the US cavalry who had once been billed as the greatest rider the West had ever known. The Sheik (Sharif) would put his claim to the test, pitting the American cowboy and his mustang, Hidalgo, against the world's greatest Arabian horses and Bedouin riders - some of whom were determined to prevent the foreigner from finishing the race. For Frank, the Ocean of Fire becomes not only a matter of pride and honor, but a race for his very survival as he and his horse, Hidalgo, attempt the impossible.
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Rev. Rul. 2003-116 ISSUE Whether a helicopter is an "airplane" within the meaning of § 147(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. FACTS Entity is an organization exempt from Federal income tax under § 501(a) as an organization described in § 501(c)(3). Entity owns and operates certain hospital facilities that include a trauma center. Entity provides emergency medical care and treatment in its trauma center. Entity proposes to expand the trauma center to add additional emergency rooms. As part of the expansion, Entity intends to purchase a helicopter to provide helicopter ambulance service to the trauma center for accident victims and other medical emergencies. Issuer will issue bonds (Bonds) as qualified 501(c)(3) bonds under § 145 and loan the proceeds to Entity to finance the expansion of the trauma center and the purchase of the helicopter. LAW AND ANALYSIS Section 103(a) provides that, except as provided in § 103(b), gross income does not include interest on any State or local bond. Section 103(b) provides, in part, that § 103 (a) shall not apply to any private activity bond that is not a qualified bond (within the meaning of § 141). Section 141 provides, in part, that a bond is a private activity bond if the bond is issued as part of an issue that meets the private business use test of § 141(b)(1) and the private security or payment test of § 141(b)(2). The private business use test is met if more than 10 percent of the proceeds of an issue are to be used for any private business use. The private security or payment test is met if the payment of the principal
of, or the interest on, more than 10 percent of the proceeds of an issue is directly or indirectly (1) secured by an interest in property used or to be used for a private business use, (2) secured by an interest in payments in respect of such property, or (3) to be derived from payments, whether or not to the issuer, in respect of property, or borrowed money, used or to be used for a private business use. Section 141(e) provides, in part, that the term "qualified bond" includes any private activity bond that (1) is a qualified 501(c)(3) bond; (2) meets the applicable requirements of § 146; and (3) meets the applicable requirements of each subsection of § 147. Section 145(a) provides, in general, that the term "qualified 501(c)(3) bond" means any private activity bond issued as part of an issue if (1) all property which is to be provided by the net proceeds of the issue is to be owned by a 501(c)(3) organization or a governmental unit, and (2) such bond would not be a private activity bond if (A) 501(c)(3) organizations were treated as governmental units with respect to their activities which do not constitute unrelated trades or businesses, determined by applying § 513(a), and (B) §§ 141(b)(1) and (2) were applied by substituting "5 percent" for "10 percent" each place it appears and by substituting "net proceeds" for "proceeds" each place it appears. Section 147(e) provides that a private activity bond shall not be a qualified bond if issued as part of an issue and any portion of the proceeds of such issue is to be used to provide any airplane, skybox, or other private luxury box, health club facility, facility primarily used for gambling, or store the principal business of which is the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption off premises. Section 147(e) does not define the term "airplane." When a word is not defined by statute, it is construed in accord with its ordinary and common meaning. See Carlson v. Commissioner, 116 T.C. 87, 93 (2001). In this regard, Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (11th Ed. 2003), defines the term "airplane" as a "powered heavier-than-air aircraft that has fixed wings from which it derives most of its lift." Here, Entity will use a portion of the proceeds of the Bonds to finance the purchase of a helicopter. Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines the term "helicopter" as "an aircraft whose lift is derived from the aerodynamic forces acting on one or more powered rotors turning about substantially vertical axes." It defines the term "aircraft" as "a vehicle (as an airplane or balloon) for traveling through the air." Thus, airplanes and helicopters are types of aircraft, but a helicopter is not an airplane. Accordingly, the helicopter to be purchased by Entity with proceeds of the Bonds is not an "airplane" for purposes of § 147(e).
HOLDING A helicopter is not an "airplane" within the meaning of § 147(e). DRAFTING INFORMATION The principal authors of this revenue ruling are Vicky Tsilas and Johanna Som de Cerff of the Office of the Division Counsel/Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities). For further information regarding this revenue ruling, contact Vicky Tsilas at (202) 622-3980 (not a toll-free call).


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"Building ArmadaGlobal has been a labor of love and perseverance," Sullivan stated. "It has taken hard work and resilience through some tough times in our healthcare industry."
Baltimore, Md. (PRWEB) May 05, 2016
EY announced that Keith Sullivan, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of ArmadaGlobal, is a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2016 Award in the Maryland program. This award recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Keith was selected as a finalist by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on June 9, 2016, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront.
Keith has charted a successful career in the corporate employee benefits industry, with more than 30 years of executive experience. With the spirit of an entrepreneur and the resilience of an accomplished executive, Sullivan has founded, brought to profitability and successfully managed several companies in the health benefit arena. As Co-founder and Managing Partner of ArmadaGlobal, Sullivan created a company that is redefining the world of healthcare benefits. ArmadaGlobal's innovations in workforce benefits and specialty care access help solve some of today's most pressing challenges in the healthcare benefit landscape.
"Building ArmadaGlobal has been a labor of love and perseverance," Sullivan stated. "It has taken hard work and resilience through some tough times in our healthcare industry. But we have high caliber staff members who believe in our vision, and I'm fortunate to share with them our company's success."
Now in its 30th year, the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 145 cities in over 60 countries throughout the world. Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National program.
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An insurance services and healthcare technology business, ArmadaGlobal creates specialty health and benefit products, delivered with its hallmark world-class service excellence. Employers and strategic partners choose ArmadaGlobal's innovative products and services to drive product differentiation and meet the health and benefit needs of employee constituent groups. Ultimate Health is a market-leading insured medical reimbursement product that covers the growing out-of-pocket healthcare expenses increasingly burdening families today. A marquee health advisory product, TopDoc Connect uses a proprietary physician-patient matching platform to objectively guide members to the specialty care they need, when they need it, to speed them on their journey to better health. Learn more at http://www.ArmadaGlobal.com.
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EY Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The unique award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries.
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Want to make a backup copy of your favorite DVD movie and keep the original quality? It is simple if the disk is single-layered, the only thing you have to do is to buy a DVD-R disc and make a copy. But what if the DVD is double-layered? The ideal solution is to copy the DVD to a double-layered DVD-R, but it impossible for those old DVD recorder owners. Of course, there are always other options to finish the task.
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This entry reminds of Ms. Avril. She kept telling us (her journalism class) to read before we die…
it was my mom who first taught me how to read. I think I started
reading when I was around 4 - 5 years old. We had lots of beginner
books by Dr. Suess (Green Eggs and Ham and The Cat in the Hat) and P.D. Eastman (Go, Dogs GO!, Sam and the Firefly, The Fish Out of the water, Snow, etc.)
and other children's book. My mom would ask me to read it aloud and
pronounce the words correctly. Usually it was my older sister that
would correct me with my pronunciation. Sometimes, my mother would ask
me to read a book before I can go out to play. I would sit beside her and read a book while she sleeps. I just mark those words I don't understand or those that I can't read. Then, she would check the book for the words that I have marked.
I also remember owning these other hard-bound children's books like King Midas and the Golden Touch, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Berrestain Bears etc. And the book that I kept reading over and over again was the King Midas and the Golden Touch.
My mother also bought a complete collection of "My Bible Friends" by Etta B. Degering and "Uncle Arthur's Bible Book" by Arthur S. Maxwell for me to read.
I didn't really have the interest of reading novels. I find it boring. What I usually read are articles from Readers' Digest and Health and Home
that would heighten my interest. I remember when I was about to go to
high school and my sister is about to have her first job, she promised
me that she would collect Nancy Drew books for me.
I was like "no thanks, I don't read novels anyway. They're boring". I'd
rather have a bike than novels. (I didn't even know Nancy Drew at that
time. Not until high school.)
But in high school, the library was my favorite place to hang. I would usually spend my free time there. I'd go there to read abridged novels (usually Sherlock Holmes) that I can finish before the next class. But I have also read the unabridged "Round the World in Eighty Days" and " Gone Away Lake
Lake". I borrowed it from the library.
when I transferred school, I didn't get to visit the library like
before. I guess maybe because of the school system. So all I read are
again articles from Readers' Digest, Health and Home and Candy
magazine. Also I just read books that are available at home.
Last year, when the Da Vinci Code was the talk-of-the-earth my brother got interested. But when he went to the National Bookstore it was all sold out. So he bought Dan Brown's Angels and Demons instead.
He gave it to me after he finished reading it. I find it interesting
and I got hooked into it. We would even discuss about it during meal
times. After that, he borrowed Da Vinci Code from his officemate for the both of us to read.
He also gave me another novel. It was John Grisham's The Firm.
It captured his interest since it was about a lawyer and he is taking
up Bachelor of Laws but it didn't capture mine. Until now I haven't
read it. I even have it borrowed by my classmate. Lol.
But I think I will read it this vacation since I will be having more free time and it got a good review from my friend.
in all, my interest in reading are not really with novels but with
articles from serials like Readers' Digest and Health and Home and also
from articles that I find interesting in the internet.
So why I read?.. I guess it's for me to be entertained and be aware.
**note: this is actually supposed to be a comment for an entry about reading of my instructors blog in devcompage i just realized i should put this in my blog too..


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Mike Lao has been an educator in South Florida for almost 10 years. He has taught for Flanagan High School (2008-2010), Hialeah Gardens High School (2011-2013), Velocity Indoor Percussion (2014), Coral Reef High School (2014-2015), FIU Indoor (2015-2017) where he served as an Assistant Director. Mike currently serves as one of the Battery Coordinators at West Broward High School (2016 - current) . His marching experience includes The Boston Crusaders (2008-2011), STRYKE Percussion PIW (2012), and aged-out with The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps(2012). Mike returned to The Cavaliers soon after aging out as part of the visual staff for the 2013 season. Mike has earned a degree in Business Management and is currently pursuing a degree in Music Business, and Music Production. Mike will serve as the Battery Coordinator for STRYKE Percussion 2 in 2018.
Justin Samuels started his DCI career in 2004 with the Magic of Orlando Drum and Bugle Corps. He later joined The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps in 2006, and aged out in 2010. Justin's previous experience includes working as a Designer/Visual Coordinator of the Falcon Sound Percussion (2014-2015), visual staff for Infinity PIW (2017) and Designer/Drill Writer for Flanagan Winds (2016-2017.) Currently, Justin works as a Choreographer for the Park Vista High School Marching Band, Visual Caption Head/Designer for the Stoneman Douglas High School Marching Band, and the Visual Caption Head for the Flanagan High School Marching Band- while also evaluating competitive groups as a judge for the FMBC Circuit. Justin has been involved with STRYKE since 2014. He worked as a member of the Visual Team for STRYKE Percussion PIW (2014-2015), STRYKE Wynds (2015-2017) and STRYKE Percussion 2 (2016-2017). For 2018, Justin will continue his role as the Visual Coordinator and member of the Design Team for STRYKE Percussion 2. While also serving as a member of the visual team at STRYKE Wynds.
Bethany Rush is a percussionist and music educator from North Texas. She recently moved to West Palm Beach after graduating in May 2017 from the University of North Texas with a degree in Music Education. There she studied under the guidance of Mark Ford, Christopher Deane, Paul Rennick, and more. While in school, she was the timpanist for the school's orchestras, a marimba player for the marching band, and she also taught the front ensemble of a local high school band. Bethany marched with the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps for 5 seasons (2012-2016). There she was the timpanist, pit section leader and drum captain. This will be Bethany's first season with STRYKE Percussion 2 as a front ensemble technician.
Alexander Gonzalez is a Vic Firth educator. Alexander's interest in percussion began when he first took part in the Newsome High School indoor program in 2007. From there, he switched from mainly being a trumpet player to percussion. Alexander then performed in the front ensemble for Newsome until he graduated. His senior year, he marched with the Independent Open Class group Brahma from USF, placing 7th in finals. After graduating from high school, Alex returned to Brahma for the 2011 season and marched in Tampa Bay Thunder, a DCA Open class group, for its inaugural year in DCA and where he served as section leader for the front ensemble for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. In 2013, Alex went on to perform with Infinity Percussion in WGI World class, where the group went on to receive the Fan Favorite award for World class. That summer he marched with The Cadets, that year's recipients for the Fred Sanford Award for high percussion performance. He also performed again with Infinity Percussion for the 2015 season. Outside of the marching activity, Alex has also performed with the HCC Percussion Ensemble, the SPC Percussion Ensemble, and with the Tampa Bay Symphony. He has taught many groups including H.B. Plant High School, Gaither High School, Wiregrass Ranch High School, Heat Wave of Florida Drum and Bugle Corps, Seminole High School, Ancient City Ensemble and Largo High School. Alexander will be serving as a front ensemble technician with STRYKE Percussion 2.
Dennis Jones Jr, also known as "Andee" is an Orlando native and has taken up music as a passion from a very young age. He started his marching career after graduating high school from Timber Creek in 2012. Starting with Infinity Percussion in 2014 and marching STRYKE Percussion in 2016 and 2017, he has taken instruction from a wide range of World Class individuals. Andee entered into the instructional side of the marching activity early. At the high school level, he has been giving back to the Timber Creek program, now in his sixth year with the program. He is also taken on the position of Percussion Director at East River High School, now in his second season. In addition to this, Andee is continuing to pursue music in his career and enjoying helping others strive to reach their potential in the marching activity. Andee will serve as a snare technician for STRYKE Percussion 2 in 2018.
Beethoven Arnett started his WGI career as a part of the World Class group, North Coast Academy for 2 years (2014-2015). Beethoven soon after joined STRYKE Percussion World in 2016 and aged out that same year. In 2017, Beethoven returned to the #STRYKEFAM as a member of STRYKE WYNDS and snare technician for STRYKE percussion 2. He says "It was like hopping right back on the saddle! It was one of the most enjoyable experiences I've had". Beethoven looks forward to returning as a snare technician of STRYKE Percussion 2.
Randall Pierrot has spent the past 3 seasons as a member of the STRYKE PIW tenor line, where he served as section leader for the 2017 "KING" season. Randall's previous marching experience includes marching with Velocity Indoor Percussion, Carolina Crown, and has been an educator in Miami Dade and Broward County for the past 4 years. Currently, Randall is on staff with the Cypress Bay Sound of Thunder marching band and is pursuing a Master's degree in epidemiology at the University of Miami. Randall will be joining STRYKE Percussion 2 for the first time as a quad technician for the 2018 season.
Joey Coletto currently resides in Palm Beach County and has been a member of the STRYKE PIW tenorline for 5 years (2012-2017), aging out with the WGI Fan Favorite show "KING". Joey has 3 years of Drum Corps experience as a member of Pioneer Drum and Bugle Corp for 2 years and 1 year with the Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps. Joey has been teaching since 2011 and is currently pursuing a degree in graphic design, engineering, and music composition. Joey joins the STRYKE Percussion 2 staff as a quad technician for the 2018 season.
Jeremiah Morel, who also goes by "Jay" is currently the battery coordinator at Hialeah Gardens High School where he has taught since 2014. Born and raised in Miami, Florida, he started drumming during his tenure at Miami Senior High School. He would go on to march with several indoor percussion units including AQUARIUS Percussion (2012), Velocity FIU (2014), and STRYKE Percussion PIW (2015-2017) as well as a season of Drum Corps with the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps (2015). Jay joins the STRYKE 2 Percussion staff as a bass technician.
Sara Wood has been a member of the marching arts community since 2011. Her marching career includes Teal Sound (2011-2012) playing baritone, REEF Independent (2014- 2015), and STRYKE Percussion (2016-2017), playing cymbals at both groups. Sara is a recent age out with STRYKE in 2017. She has taught cymbals at Cypress Bay High School and she will be teaching at both STRYKE Percussion and STRYKE 2. Sara currently resides in Orlando, Florida.
Derek Mcrea is from Hialeah, FL, where he graduated from Hialeah High School in 2012. While in Hialeah, Derek participated in high school marching band, honor bands, and all-state. He currently resides in Miami, FL where he is in his senior year pursuing a degree in Management Information Systems at Florida International University. Throughout his time as a performer, Derek marched mellophone for the Boston Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps. (2013, 2015-2016). Derek has taken several roles in South Florida, where he has been an educator, consultant, drill designer, and choreographer for many marching ensembles in the South Florida area for 7 years. He currently is a Visual Coordinator at Hialeah High School (2012-2017) and a visual technician at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (2015-2017). Derek is excited to join the STRYKE Percussion 2 staff as a visual technician for the 2018 season!


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Welcome to Day 2 of the 31 Day Challenge! The theme today is orange nails and at first I was having some trouble coming up with a design utilizing orange, but then I thought "hey, just do a fruity orange print!". So that's what I did!
Oddly enough, my mani for today is ridiculously similar to my friend Rebecca's red manicure from yesterday! I did this design in advance because I had plans last night and didn't think I would find the time to do my Day 2 design (turns out that I was right so I'm glad I thought ahead!). So I had this done before ever even seeing her Day 1-icure!
So when Rebecca posted her red mani yesterday, I immediately sent her a photo of my orange mani and we were both shocked to see how coincidental it was that our designs were so similar! Great minds think alike, I guess!
Take a look for yourself!
For this design, I started out with a base of Illamasqua Purity, a nice peachy creme colour. Using a large dotting tool and China Glaze Orange You Hot?, I created the oranges and I then outlined them using OPI Suzi Loves Cowboys and a really fine detail brush.
Next, to add a little dimension to the oranges, I added a hint of white to some of the edges. And finally, I added the stems and the details on the bottom of the oranges using China Glaze Street Chic.
As I was doing this mani, I thought it was going to be a complete fail. But it really started to come together as I was finished up and I actually ended up loving it!
So that's two down, only twenty-nine to go! Check back tomorrow for some yellow nails!


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Fannie Mae To Make $59.4B Dividend Payment To US Government
Nearly five years after getting the biggest federal bailout in American history, finance giant Fannie Mae said Thursday it would pay the U.S. government a $59.4 billion dividend. While the company in 2008 took $116.1 billion in public funds to cover losses on trillions of dollars of mortgages it had purchased or guaranteed, the latest payout will bring the total dividends it has paid to the Treasury to $95 billion.
Fannie Mae's announcement comes after the mortgage association reported an $8.1 billion profit for the January-March period, the best performance in its history, compared with a $2.7 billion profit a year earlier, in a sign of the housing market recovery.
As the value of the mortgages it owns or backs has increased, Fannie Mae's bottom line has improved. Last month, the company reported a record $17.2 billion annual profit for 2012.
"As a result of actions to strengthen its financial performance and continued improvement in the housing market, Fannie Mae's financial results have improved significantly over the past five quarters," the company said in a statement.
While the dividend payments do not pay down what Fannie Mae owes, the money does offset the cost of the rescue and could help delay the federal government's next debt-ceiling hike.
Sibling housing-finance firm Freddie Mac, also seized in 2008, has seen its finances rebound too; as of Wednesday, the company reported a $4.6 billion Q1 profit, the second best in its history.
Freddie Mac said it would pay $7 billion in required dividends to the Treasury next month and could make a larger payment based on its own recalculation of tax write-downs.
Freddie Mac has received about $72 billion in bailout money and with the upcoming dividend payment will have sent about $37 billion back to taxpayers.


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Ronald John Fanelli, 37, was taken into custody on July 18 on suspicion of the murder of Wanphen Pienjai.
The body of Pienjai, 33, was discovered in a suitcase on June 24 at a remote location on Chao Fah Thani Road, Phuket.
She was last seen leaving the Sweetheart Bar on Kata road where she worked as a hostess on June 18, in the company of a Caucasian male.
According to local newspaper the Phuket Gazette, Fanelli previously served in the U.S. Navy, and had lived in Phuket for three years.
Police superintendent Wanchai Ekpornpit said that Fanelli had confessed to the murder, and had claimed that he was drunk when it occurred.
It is believed that Fanelli's wife had recently left him, taking their child with her.
Pienjai's murder sparked a manhunt in Thailand, with a 50,000 baht (£1000) reward offered by Phuket City Police for any information leading to the murderer's arrest.
If Fanelli is convicted of murder, he could face the death penalty.


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Article source: CMDGroup
Standing on the periphery of today's jobs reports from the U.S. and Canada, I feel more like a cop on the beat, when confronted by bystanders at a minor altercation, than an economist.
My gut reaction is to say, "Move along, please. Not much happening here." But I don't want to put you off from reading the rest of this article.
In both countries, the unemployment rates stayed the same, 5.0% for America's economy and 7.1% for Canada's.
Month-to-month job creation in the U.S. was a decent enough 160,000, but it was below the 200,000 benchmark that gets everyone at least a little excited.
The last time the month-to-month increase in employment was as low occurred in September of last year (149,000), although January of this year wasn't that much better (168,000).
Our expectations may have become slightly overblown, after February and March figures of +233,000 and +208,000 respectively.
2016's monthly average gain in jobs through April, at +192,000, has now dropped by 6.3% compared with the same first four months of 2015, at +205,000.
The latest month-to-month employment increase for the services sector (+174,000) was actually greater than for the economy as whole. Therefore, goods-production must have acted as a drag on payrolls and indeed that was the case. The workforce in 'mining and logging' was downsized by 8,000 positions.


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Looking for a car to rent (Yangon)
We are moving to Yangon early October. Does anyone know where we can rent or buy a car?
Any suggestions whether it is better to rent or to buy a car? We would at least be in Myanmar for 2 years.
Any information would be highly appreciated.
Thanks a bunch in advance!


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Happy Birthday SockShop!
Posted 6th February 2014 by Danielle
|When SockShop first started out back in the 80s, co-founder Sophie Mirman said: "People should be able to buy socks and stockings as easily as they buy newspapers". And so they could as SockShop outlets popped up in train stations, subways and airports across the country. In true quirky SockShop style, the lack of visible doors drew customers in to a range of beautiful and bright socks!
|Though you're not likely to walk past (or into) any SockShop outlets these days, you can find the world's largest sock selection on the SockShop website! Since becoming part of Ruia Group in February 2006 and primarily an internet retailer, SockShop has grown and grown. From the three dedicated members of staff selling and sending out SockShop's own brand on the site in the early days, to the committed team - which has grown fivefold - sending out over 70 brands of socks, hosiery and accessories to thousands each day, SockShop is going from strength to strength!
|SockShop's warehouse manager, who's been here since day one, said: "Originally we had just 5 half aisles of only SockShop branded goods, including our ever popular Classic Nylons and our Colour Singles socks. We've tweaked them over the years but they're still going strong. Now we have 24 full aisles!"
The current (fully stocked) SockShop warehouse!
|So join us as we celebrate EIGHT YEARS of the current SockShop! Look out for a special treat coming your way next week!
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Having a soft spot for design entrepreneurship, we're always on the lookout for a regional paper telling the tale of their hometown son, or daughter, starting a design business from scratch. The latest we've found is Western Australia Today's story on Alon Tamir, a guy who just three years ago was working for his family's party supplies business, and who today runs a boutique ID firm out of Melbourne called Studio Proper. Most impressive is that Tamir had zero industrial design education or experience (though today the principal is surrounded by ID'ers).
In 2010, after the first iPad came out, Tamir got an idea for a versatile case that could physically support the iPad in a variety of ways. We'll jump ahead a bit to show you how the finished product, the Wallee, turned out:
Now let's back up a sec. Tamir had envisioned what you see in the video, but how did a guy who previously worked in party supplies and e-mail marketing turn that concept into a reality? When you don't know any industrial designers, how do you find them and figure out which you'd like to work with?
With no background in design or manufacturing, Tamir figured out that he would have to work with industrial designers to turn his rough sketches into a workable product. And with no contacts in industrial design, he simply searched on Google. "I Googled 'industrial designers', spoke to a bunch of them, socialised with them and then chose a couple who I wanted to work with."
...He never expected to immerse himself in prototyping and manufacturing. "I just soaked up everything the industrial designers were telling me," he says. "It was a huge learning curve. I soon realised how expensive it was going to be."
The industrial designers cost Tamir $10,000 and provided him with the designs and specifications he needed to create his dream wall-mounted iPad case. "They loved the concept but I think they may have treated the project with a dose of scepticism. They knew what a massive task it was going to be to design, manufacture, launch to market and then ship and deliver. At that point, for me, it was a case of ignorance is bliss."That was just the beginning. Next Tamir had to contend with prototyping, manufacturing, publicity, fulfillment, growing the business, et cetera. I definitely recommend you read the full, meaty tale here.
Today, by the way, Studio Proper designs and sells a variety of iDevice accessories, in both hard- and softgoods, and have recently branched out into child-friendly products. Check out their full line-up here. They sell in over 50 countries, and Tamir has set up fulfillment facilities in Asia, the U.S. and the U.K. Not too shabby for only having been in the business less than three years!
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The threat resulted in the cancellation of Calabreses' first scheduled book signing in suburban Oak Brook. But Calabrese managed to make his first public appearance anyway.
Tuesday was supposed to be the big beginning of Frank Calabrese Jr.'s Family Secrets book tour, in hometown Chicago bookstores, plugging his new book about the Chicago Outfit.
But with those bookstore appearances scrubbed after the death threat, Calabrese made his grand entrance Tuesday on a slightly smaller stage at Elmhurst College.
"I did drugs. I lied, I stole, I hurt people," said Calabrese. "I was ready to kill people for my father."
With that resume, Calabrese Jr. spoke to a small group of students and interested onlookers Tuesday afternoon.
"I'm going to talk about my personal experiences; I'm going to talk about the dark side," he told the audience.
That dark side of his family -- and the family secrets of the Chicago Outfit that he is peddling in a book -- brought Calabrese Jr. to the Elmhurst campus.
The last time he was on public display in Chicago it was as a witness at the federal courthouse, when the former mob operative testified against his father, Frank "the Breeze" Calabrese, in 2007, after turning on him to help the FBI.
"I want you to understand that my father's method of killing people was strangling you first and then cutting you from ear to ear, ok?" Calabrese Jr. said Tuesday.
Even though he helped send his father and other top hoodlums to prison for life, the bookstore threat prompted Calabrese Jr. to travel with a stone-faced security guard Tuesday, and a pair of campus cops were also on hand.
"It could be somebody that just wants to do something to me just to prove something," Calabrese Jr. told the I-Team. "I don't believe it's anybody left in organized crime because that's not how we were taught to do things."
Calabrese Jr. says a trail of mob murders prove that if the Outfit wanted him dead they would know how.
"What we would have done was waited for me one night where I've got my guard down and I'm going somewhere not waiting for anything, not where there's a lot of people around, and then we would get him."
Calabrese Jr. says, despite the threat, he doesn't think he is in danger because he avoids mob neighborhoods and has no financial dealings with the Outfit. He lives in Arizona, says he works two jobs, and is just "a normal guy."
Calabrese Jr. told the students that he still loves his father, even though his dad was one of the Outfit's coldest killers.


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EXCUSE BOOK for Politicians Hits #1 on Amazon Hot New Releases List
The Politician's Essential EXCUSE BOOK: by Andrew Murray Howe V
Jan 04, 2013, 03:15 EST
CINCINNATI, Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In a sign of the times, Andrew Murray Howe V's The Politician's Essential EXCUSE BOOK, reached #1 on the Amazon List of Hot New Releases in Entertainment within a week of being published, briefly passing Tina Fey's Bossypants. The first in his Essential EXCUSE BOOK series, Howe takes a timeless swipe at the (unintentionally) funny things uttered by candidates, supporters and pundits during the life and after-life of a political campaign.
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"A compendium of sure-fire excuses for any candidate who is down in the polls, makes that unfortunate gaffe, needs to energize a lagging campaign or has the temerity to actually lose an election. A must-have for politicians, pundits, campaign staffers, volunteers, and voters of every party."
The pocket sized book takes jabs at candidates, parties and positions of all flavors. According to editor Joe Keefe, what he finds striking about the book is that it contains "funny bits of almost-too-real stuff: remedies for when what they meant to say is what they actually said". Howe mixes truth with humor and satire to arrive at the 78 numbered excuses. Examples:
No. 11
Opponent is pandering to the right
Use when your candidate's opponent ends a speech with "God Bless America"
No. 12
Opponent is pandering to the left
Use when your candidate's opponent starts a speech with "My Fellow Americans"
No. 77
The better candidate won.
[Only if we won. If not, screw them]
The absolute worst excuse ever. Although it is rumored to have been around since the early days of political races in Athens, I cannot find an example of it actually having been used. Don't even think about using it until your candidate loses seven straight races to the same opponent.
Howe's Essential EXCUSE BOOK series is based on his Hall of Fame great-grandfather's 1904 book of horse racing excuses: The Trottin Hoss Excuse Book, which remains a classic in racing circles to this day. The next book in the series will be The Physician's Essential EXCUSE BOOK, with more to follow. The books will be available as paperback or eBooks on Amazon.com and the author's website, ExcuseBooks.com.
About Andrew Murray Howe V: Andy Howe is the president of Cranewoods Development, an award winning developer, real estate project and loan "fixer" with over 35 years of experience at making cool new projects and resurrecting failed ones. He spends a good deal of his time helping individuals, developers and banks work through defaulted loans without going broke or crazy. Depending on how you look at it, Howe is genetically blessed or cursed with his great-grandfather's sarcastic sense of humor and ability to apply it to real life.
For more information about The Politician's Essential EXCUSE BOOK, please visit www.ExcuseBooks.com or contact Andrew Howe at 904-758-3434, or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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A pair of films are restaged this weekend in central Kentucky, one is a surprisingly new Broadway musical. Also, the Lexington Philharmonic spreads its wings with an opera done to a tango beat. With a preview is Rich Copley, who covers the arts for the Lexington Herald Leader.
Rich Copley is an arts reporter for the Lexington Herald Leader. Information on the weekend's events is available in today's edition. You can also find out about arts and cultural events by visiting the events calendar online, at weku.fm.


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The cruel firebug who burned an elderly Brooklyn woman to death in her apartment building's elevator pleaded guilty to murder and arson today — and will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Under his plea deal Jerome Isaac, 48, will be locked away for 25 years to life on a first-degree murder charge and another 25 years on an arson charge.
"He will never again be a free man," said assistant district attorney Mark Hale. "We don't have to worry about Mr. Isaac anymore."
Isaac had previously confessed to cornering Dolores Gillespie, 73, in the elevator, spraying her with gasoline, setting her ablaze with a barbeque lighter, and then throwing a Molotov cocktail on the church-going woman as her screams echoed through her Prospect Heights building.
In order to plead guilty Isaac had to describe his crime to Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Vincent Del Giudice.
"How did you set fire to Mrs. Gillespie?" asked Del Giudice.
"I sprayed her with gas," said Isaac, whose face showed no emotion and little sign of the terrible burns he sustained in the attack.
"And you lit the gas?" Del Giudice pressed.
"Yes," Isaac said.
Issac was also ordered to pay $127,228.75 in restitution for the damage caused by the December arson murder. He will be back in court Nov. 30 for the official sentencing.


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Aircraft giant, The Boeing Company BA, has recently agreed to sell 16 of its airplanes to Malaysia Airlines. The deal was sealed by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by both parties. The MOU comprises of two orders for delivery of eight 787-9 Dreamliners and 737 MAXs each.
Details of the Deal
The order for eight 787-9s was converted from a previous order of 737 MAX. Malaysia Airlines also added eight purchase rights over 737 MAX aircraft. Further, the national carrier opted for Boeing's Global Fleet Care service to maintain its current and future Boeing airplanes. If finalized, this agreement will get reflected on the Boeing's orders and deliveries website.
Notably, the 16 planes are worth $3.06 billion at list prices, according to Bloomberg. But it goes without saying that the airlines will enjoy a substantial discount on this amount.
According to the Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak, the airline may place an order for another 25 737s in the near future. It is anticipated that on finalization, this deal will be worth more than $10 billion within five years. However, Boeing has not reciprocated to this statement of Razak.
787-9 Fleet
Boeing's 787-9 Dreamliner jet represents one of the latest models of the company's family of superefficient 787 jets, offering more seats and cargo capability than its previous versions. With the fuselage stretched by 6 meters (20 feet) over the 787-8 model, the 787-9 comes with 20% less fuel use and 20% fewer emissions than other aircraft of similar size.
Leveraging the visionary design of the 787-8, the 787-9 jet promises to offer passenger-pleasing features such as large windows, large stow bins, modern LED lighting, higher humidity, a lower cabin altitude, cleaner air and a smoother ride.
737 MAX's Attributes
Boeing's 737 MAX family of commercial aircraft incorporates the latest-technology CFM International LEAP-1B engines to deliver the highest efficiency, reliability and passenger comfort in the single-aisle market. In particular, these jets boast a 40% smaller noise footprint than today's single-aisle airplanes.
Nevertheless, Boeing's 737 model remains one of the best-selling planes in the single-aisle market, thanks to its fuel efficiency and passenger comfort. Therefore, to maintain its dominance in the commercial aerospace market, this aerospace behemoth continues to invest in research and development for upgrading and churning out upgraded versions of its existing planes.
Our View
We would like to remind investors that, despite facing several headwinds from the very beginning of its inception, the 787 family of jets has remained one of the crucial centerpieces of Boeing's commercial aircraft business line.
Evidently, per the company's second quarter 2017 results, Boeing has made notable progress on the 787 program. The company also announced recently that it will increase its production rate for this program to 14 per month in 2019.
Markedly, Malaysia Airlines, the Southeast Asian nation's flag carrier, has been a long-standing customer of Boeing. In 2016, the airlines signed a deal to purchase up to 50 737 MAX aircraft, which included 25 firm orders and 25 purchase rights. The deliveries of these planes are expected in 2019 and 2021.
We believe that Boeing's 787 fleet will empower the airlines to operate in any place in Europe and some destinations in the United States. In fact, deal for 787-9s is expected to open up more number of global routes for the carrier, thereby encouraging it to buy more of Boeing's aircraft and bringing in more revenue for the aircraft major.
Encouraging Q2 Order Details
A quick sneak peek into the company's recent order details will further boost investors' optimism in this stock's growth. Evidently, in the first half of 2017, Boeing booked 381 net commercial orders. On the contrary, the company's arch rival, Airbus Group SE EADSY, registered net bookings of just 203 aircraft in the same period, thus trailing far behind.
Being the two largest players in the commercial aircraft space, Boeing and Airbus faces intensifying competition in the Aerospace–Defense industry. Nevertheless, Boeing's huge order growth have recently placed it in a better position in the industry and orders like the latest one will surely help it to retain that leading position.
Price Movement
Shares of Boeing have surged 89.5% in the last 12 months, outperforming the industry's gain of 41.7%. This could be because the company's strong balance sheet and cash flows that provide financial flexibility in matters of incremental dividend, ongoing share repurchases and earnings accretive acquisitions.
Zacks Rank & Key Picks
Boeing currently holds a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Some other top-ranked stocks in the same space include Leidos Holdings, Inc. LDOS and Northrop Grumman Corporation NOC. While Leidos Holdings sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Northrop Grumman carries the same bullish rank as Boeing. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Leidos Holdings delivered an average positive earnings surprise of 18.01% in the last four quarters. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings moved up 1.1% in the last 30 days.
Northrop Grumman pulled off an average positive earnings surprise of 12.60% in the last four quarters. Its 2017 earnings estimates inched up 0.2% in the last 30 days.
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(MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY Advice abounds about how to manage your email, from etiquette tips to advice on nuking your inbox and declaring email bankruptcy. If you sometimes have trouble staying on top of your incoming mail, here's an approach that might work wonders for you.
Developer Matt Gemmell blogs about his "realistic" email management technique in which he lays out a roadmap for how he replies to email. Family, for example, he responds to immediately. Clients get a reply within 24 hours. He deletes a broad swath of email right away, including social network notifications, newsletters, and press releases.
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Interestingly, he advocates an approach which he likens to a Darwinian adaptation: If an email doesn't immediately seem useful or something you need to respond to, simply delete it. Don't keep it around. If it turns out to have been important enough to warrant a response anyway, fear not. You'll see it a second time. Specifically, he says:
"If it doesn't immediately and obviously make you feel you should reply to it within the next day or two, it's not that important to you. Archive or delete it. If it's sufficiently important to someone else, that person will expend effort to make it come back to you. If the email does not come back to you, you would have wasted your time replying to it. Win-win."
This is an interesting approach, but clearly it won't work for everyone or for all kinds of careers. For example, as a writer I obviously can't delete press releases; they're critical to my job. And the Darwinian advice to delete emails which aren't obviously important might require some fine-tuning, since you don't want to develop a reputation as someone who is unresponsive or uncommunicative. But in principle, it's a sound strategy. What do you think? Sounds off in the comments.
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