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Kentucky football fans will have a little time to put some money into their big blue piggy banks to save up for tickets in the renovated Commonwealth Stadium, including some of its new premium seating.
The prices for 2015 season tickets, including those prime seats, were released by the school Tuesday.
Each season ticket will cost $320 (for eight games in 2015) with a specific K-Fund donation required for many of the seats, with costs ranging from $2,500 per seat for the loge level all the way to $100 per seat for several sections in the lower and upper bowls.
There are 25,000 total season tickets available for purchase for either a $100 donation or without a donation.
The school based its new prices, which can be seen on the Commonwealth Stadium website (www.thenewcws.com) on other Southeastern Conference schools and schools in state, spokesman Dewayne Peevy said.
The website, designed to keep fans up to date on the latest renovations, has a new "online seat selection process that will "allow every fan to choose the seats that best fit his/her needs in the fall of 2014."
The entire stadium will be re-ticketed as the stadium goes from about 67,000 to roughly 61,000 seats.
The process will be based on a K-Fund priority ranking, which looks at season-ticket loyalty and total dollar contributions to UK athletics, as of June 30. Fans who have season tickets for the 2013 season will be given priority, officials said.
The K-Fund donations required with each season ticket were reconfigured, but are nearly the same under the new system as they are the current one. There are fewer sections for the $100 donor seats and more for the $450 donation level. The $375 level is no longer available, but UK added a $300 level.
The new suites along the south sideline and boxes in the new loge area are on sale now, while the club seating at the field and mezzanine levels will go on sale in the fall.
A "capital donation" is attached to the suites and loge box seats, but not the others.
The new suites will go for $60,000 per season with a $15,000 capital gift due once reservations are made. Existing end zone suites cost $50,000 per season with a capital gift of $10,000.
The loge boxes are covered outdoor seating for four to six people with a private lounge and food options as well as personal televisions or tablets that go with each box.
Seating 300 or so, those boxes are available for $10,000 per season plus the ticket cost with a $2,500 capital gift. The six-seat loge boxes are $15,000 with a mandatory $3,750 donation.
The mezzanine level will seat about 1,000 fans ($1,500 per seat plus ticket price), while field-level seats are $1,250 per seat plus ticket price.
Both of those premium seating areas will have sideline views, chair-back seating and access to climate-controlled lounges.
A parking pass will be included with every four club seats, including the loge level and suites, Peevy said.


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Free BYOS Ice Skating: Bring Your Own Skates Night | San Jose
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Free BYOS Ice Skating Night: Bring Your Own Skates | San Jose
Save yourself $17 and skate for free in San Jose as Downtown Ice hosts Bring Your Own Skate nights featuring free skating on certain evenings to those people who bring their own skates.
2017-2017 Bring Your Own Skate (BYOS) Nights
Downtown Ice, 120 S. Market St, San Jose
Show your skates and be admitted free.
2017-2018 BYOS Schedule:
- Monday, December 11 | 5-10 pm
- Monday, January 8 | 5-10 pm
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If you lose your library card, please notify the library as soon as possible. A replacement library card costs $1.00. If you have a Smartphone you can download free apps, such as Card Star to recreate your barcode on your phone and AccessMyLibrary to find Gale databases and libraries wherever you are.
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Because nothing dulls a party faster than getting stuck behind the bar.
Repeat after us: you are the host, not the bartender. But the best way to make sure you don't get trapped mixing drinks all night is to plan ahead. That's why we've devised a roster of supersized, festive cocktails—ranging from a refreshing Minty Moscow Mule to an icy Hard Cider Slush—designed to fuel your holiday revelry without ever requiring a cocktail shaker, a bar spoon, or a muddler.
Extra-Large Rosé Sbagliato
The "Sbagliato" cocktail, whose name means "messed up" in Italian, was supposedly invented when a distracted bartender accidentally added bubbly to a Negroni in place of the usual gin. The drink might have been a mistake, but it's one we're all too happy to make—over and over again.
Get the recipe: Extra-Large Rosé Sbagliato
Sazerac Pitchers
The Sazerac, the official tipple of New Orleans, is a historic rye and absinthe-kissed cocktail usually made in single servings. But happily for hosts, it scales up beautifully, too. Serve this potent version at your next bash and let le bon temps roule.
Get the recipe: Sazerac Pitchers
Hard Cider Slush
Part slushie, part serious cocktail, this cider- and bourbon-spiked treat is guaranteed to get even the most self-serious "grown-ups" grinning. Prep the shaved ice the night before and when it comes to party time, all you'll have to do is scoop and pour.
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This unconventional Basque country riff on sangria combines dry red wine with cola and a bright shot of fresh lemon juice. Just the right mix of sweet and tart, it makes a surprising (and surprisingly sophisticated) addition to any holiday bar—especially when dressed up with a ruby red maraschino cherry ice ring.
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Sidecar Punch
This big batch version of a Prohbition-era classic goes down easy—but be warned: behind that citrus and cognac smoothness, it packs a serious punch. Rimming the serving glasses with sugar takes a few minutes of effort, but adds a wonderful festive edge.
Get the recipe: Sidecar Punch
Minty Moscow Mule Punch
While every bit as smooth and refreshing as the classic vodka cocktail that inspired it, this party-sized version of the Moscow Mule adds one upgrade: a subtle, cool, and inviting note of mint. The spicier your ginger beer, the more fire and bite your punch will have—so choose accordingly.
Get the recipe: Minty Moscow Mule Punch
White Negroni Punch
This electric twist on the Negroni swaps a yellow-hued French herbal liqueur, Suze, in place of the traditional, ruby red Campari—but still maintains the cocktail's signature well-balanced bitterness. If Suze is hard to find in your area, other fortified aperitifs like Cocchi Americano or Lillet Blanc can be used in its place, though with slightly sweeter results.
Get the recipe: White Negroni Punch
Beer Punch
Gin, grapefruit, and beer may sound like an odd combo, but get them cozy in a punchbowl and you'll be surprised at how wonderfully they play together. Indeed, grapefruit lends a juicy note while playing off the hoppy bitterness of the IPA and the herbal botanicals in the gin.
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CCHOA has a variety of park owned homes for sale. These include 1 and 2 bedroom units, some move in ready and some needing your personal touch.
We have some pre-owned homes and several vacant lots (ready for the new home of your choice) available. A pet is permitted at Clearwater Cascade (only 1) with a maximum 13 inches to the shoulder. Clearwater Cascade is fully cable ready for those nights when you want to enjoy your home and just relax with friends and family.
Share price is currently $35,000.
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They say there are only two topics that should be avoided in polite conversation: Religion and politics. But Christians wanting to make a difference in their communities and in the nation see politics as the route to achieve that.
Often viewed as messy and murky, the world of politics has been ignored by some Christians. In the same way, religion has also been a subject seen as out of bounds by many politicians.
Christians in Politics (CIPOL) is an organisation working to bridge the gap between religion and politics. What is particularly remarkable is the fact that CIPOL is an umbrella group for three very different organisations.
The Christian Socialist Movement (CSM), the Conservative Christian Fellowship (CCF) and the Liberal Democrat Christian Forum (LDCF) all want to encourage Christian involvement in politics, and it's for that reason that they work together, despite obvious political differences.
"As a church for so long we've been good at shouting from the sidelines but we're there to be an encouragement for people to get stuck in on the pitch," Andy Flannagan from CSM explains.
Creating a Theocracy?
Rather than create a specifically Christian party, like some have tried to do, these three organisations support what the leader of CSM describes as a "salt and light" approach.
Andy Flannagan
Director of Christian Socialist Movement
"If you're involved in a Christian party… if that party was winning seats and forming government, you'd have a bunch of Christians ruling the rest of the country. The philosophical thick end of the wedge is a theocracy." Andy explains.
"There's not a great historical precedent of how that works out! I just don't think it's a sustainable model that works."
Colin Bloom from CCF agrees. He thinks a theocracy is potentially "dangerous", and not part of a Christian's calling.
"We've got far more to do in getting Christians engaged in politics without creating a whole new brand of it. People have tried to set up the Christian party and it's never taken off, it's never been popular. The important thing is to engage with a mainstream political party and be salt and light in there and make a difference from within."
But Chairman of the Scottish Christian Party John Cormack disagrees. "I would say, where is the Christian influence, the salt and light influence being vocalized in the main parties today? The Christian influence has been marginalized. If the mainstream parties were being more Christian in the policies they were giving out and the policies they were following, there wouldn't be a need for a Christian party."
Andy agrees that's it's "difficult" and there are "challenges" in being salt and light, but believes it is possible. "We shouldn't kid ourselves that we can stay separate from the 'system'. Every time you fill your car with petrol, or use your bank, or shop in a supermarket, you are aligning yourself with some pretty ropey practices too. Daniel and Joseph had the same problem. We can't avoid being part of the system, so let's be involved in changing it for the better. The salt and light thing really works!"
Believing Christians are currently being persecuted, John wants Christians to unite under one banner and "make a stand".
"The Bible doesn't just apply to Christians and the principles the Bible espouses apply to the whole of the nation. There are consequences for sinful actions and this nation is in a terrible state. Are you trying to tell me that having good Christian principles and having good Christian leaders leading this country and promoting God's ways rather than man's ways, that that's going to have a negative impact on the country?"
Finding common ground
Although Andy passionately believes in being salt and light, he is not against the Christian Party. "I regularly affirm the groups that are working outside the main parties. We need the Elijahs shouting in the wilderness as well as the Obadiahs working on the inside. It's not either/or it's both/and."
Colin Bloom
Director of Christian Conservative Fellowship
"It is actually a pragmatic, strategic issue – if you take a step back to look at the distribution of kingdom resources at the moment in the UK, there are a lot more resources focused on communicating from outside the system than working on the inside. So we are simply suggesting that some more folks should make that journey in."
With the Christian Party seeking to form policies that all Christians would agree with, could this be draining Christian support for mainstream parties, as people look for a Christian alternative?
"A lot of Christians don't believe they can be involved in something without agreeing with everything," Andy says.
"That's a huge philosophical mistake", Andy argues. "At the end of the day we don't agree with everything our husband or wife thinks but we find a way to work together. We certainly don't agree with everything our church believes but we find a common cause and work together. There is one party and I agree with 100% of their policies. But it's called the Andy Flanagan party!"
While some parts of America (particularly what has been termed the 'Bible Belt') believe Christians must always adopt a right wing (Republican) Conservative view, Colin disagrees. "I don't think any one party has a monopoly on Christianity".
Left, Centre or Right?
But when asked to expand on his political views, Colin is equally clear: "I feel very passionately that if we don't want the poor to be poor anymore then socialism is a failed experiment. Given that we've had enough time to look at all the alternatives, I'm absolutely persuaded that centre right political ideologies is the right way forward.
"But I just really want to stress this; that I absolutely honour, love and respect my colleagues of all political persuasions whether they agree with me or not."
Claire Mathys from LDCF says she felt the Lib Dems cared the most about "social justice, and addressing the inequalities in society. The three core values of the party are liberty, equality and community, and the vision of the party is to create a society where no one is enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity."
"This is a vision I can buy into. They are also a very green party, and most concerned with the enormous crisis of climate change and the impact that is having on the poorest people around the world."
A Christian nation?
Much debate has been sparked in recent months as people question whether the nation is still a Christian country.
Claire Mathys
Director of Liberal Democrat Christian Forum
"We have a Christian heritage, and many Christian values in our society," Claire says, adding, "but that's not all of what it means to be a Christian, and I'm not sure it's particularly helpful to encourage people to think that if they were born here, and they generally try to be a good person, that they are therefore Christian."
"It's certainly not true that a majority of people have a personal faith in Jesus and go to church every week. But it is good for us as a society to keep a sense of identity in Christianity, because if we don't, what else will fill that gap?" Claire argues.
Colin is adamant that England is a Christian country. "Our Prime Minister thinks so. Of course it's a Christian country. Even Baroness Warsi says it's a Christian country and she's a Muslim woman. There's no doubt we are more Christian than any other faith…We shouldn't be embarrassed about it at all, we should celebrate it and embrace it."
"I'm proud of the fact we have Ministers, a Prime Minister and Party Chairmen that are standing firm and not giving in to the bully boy tactic of the secularist movement."
Colin is also critical of Christian groups who he says "pretend that Christians are being marginalized".
"I would like to see some of them being more grateful for some of the firm lines the Conservative party is taking," he says.
But John doesn't believe the Conservative party is taking a stand and accuses David Cameron of being "double minded".
"He's been very selective about his Christianity and his Christian principles…He says to one audience what they want to hear, then on the other side he says to another audience what they want to hear."
John Cormack
Chairman of the Christian Party in Scotland
"If David Cameron was so keen on implementing biblical Christian principles then he wouldn't be seeking to redefine what marriage is. It's not about equality it's about what God has said about the standard of family."
Christians in Politics isn't simple, in fact it's full of paradoxes. Colin, Andy and Claire all share a commitment to social justice, yet their three parties often have opposing policies in how best to go about it. The three leaders welcome Christians into any political party, while holding a strong allegiance to their own party. And on questions of how the current government views Christianity, they are divided.
But one thing that unites all three leaders is their belief that Christians must engage with the political sphere. It's this one vital belief that holds them together.
Regardless of whether Christians will be more attracted to the "salt and light" approach Christians in Politics advocate for or rallying cry of "make a stand" that the Christian Party have adopted, it seems religion and politics definitely do mix after all…
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Katy Perry, on the other hand, with the ice-blue hair and matching dress looks like she's auditioning to be the understudy for Storm in the next X-Men movie.
Besides, who can take their eyes off her stunning ice-blue eyes.
Cafes lining the ice-blue water are busy with fishermen knocking back treacly shots of espresso, chattering away in Roman slang, the air scented with freshly roasting porchetta.
Switzerland and Italy were beautiful – mental images of the ice-blue lakes stayed with us always – but neither country was as important as the one we came from.
So close, yet so far away – Europe is still something of a mystery to many of us | Ian Jack
When the subject of Belgium's current political stalemate arises, his ice-blue eyes light up.
At the top we see an almost Chinese background of ice-blue mountains with both a horizontal and vertical sweep.
He had these ice-blue eyes, unbroken by what must have been two weeks of hell in Detox, and walked into the room with his back and shoulders straight, not even coughing once in the thick blue cigarette smoke.
McQueen said with a laugh, rolling his spooky ice-blue eyes.
Malik Monroe, 19, wears skintight, stone-washed capri jeans, a tight T-shirt and ice-blue Air Jordans.
Fights, teens among challenges as D.C.'s Gallery Place entertainment area matures
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Did you all have a good weekend? We are getting ready for Shannon to leave on her exchange trip this Wednesday. She is off to Spain :-) She is getting quite excited now, only two more sleeps :-)
No Sneak Peek Sunday, yesterday cause, well, there wasn't anything to show you :-( Never mind, back at it today.
I disappeared into the craft room this morning. Needed to get a DT card made for Friday and then had a little time left to make todays card too.
When I first got into card making many moons ago, I used to do a lot of layered (decoupage/3D) cards. But then life stepped in and we emigrated, and when I started back up with cards detailed layering seemed to not be done as much. However, I have really enjoyed doing these last lot of cards, it's fun deciding where to cut the layers etc.
Also, I wanted to clarify something. Some people have left a compliment (thanks) saying how fabulous my colouring is - however, I do state in my posts that they have been pre-coloured (like todays) by Nikky, Polkadoodles, boss lady :-)
I go through different stages with colouring - sometimes I do a good one, other times they just end up in the bin LOL!
Anyhows, on to todays card.
I have used another fabulous pre-coloured digi from the new Work and Play 10 - Country Life.
I made a spring fold card again today. Everything is from this wonderful new collection.
Aren't those little cats, adorable - they come as digis too - for you to colour if you wish.
I did a close up shot, to show the depth.
I inked all the edges of all the layers and then added some pearl dots to the butterfly and the flower in her hair.
Thanks so much for taking the time to visit my blog and leaving all your fabulous comments. Once again, I am playing catch up on visiting your blogs, so will be around soon :-)
I am entering this card in the following challenges.
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - Challenge #135: Girly (closes 2 Apr)
A Gem of a Challenge - Challenge #141: Shaped cards - Anything but Square (closes 10 Apr)
613 Avenue Create - Challenge #117: A True Anything Goes - no twist (closes 4 Apr)
Thanks for stopping by today.
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DEERFIELD BEACH — Cost-cutting in Florida's capital has been a boon for a local crime lab that is one of a handful of privately run facilities in the country certified by the FBI to handle evidence for law enforcement agencies.
Investigators statewide who can't afford to wait months for the budget-strapped Florida Department of Law Enforcement to analyze DNA samples are increasingly calling on DNA Labs International, which often can perform the work in days or weeks, said President Kirsten Noppinger.
She opened the crime lab four years ago, teaming up with her husband, veteran crime lab technician Kevin Noppinger.
At a nondescript office park near Interstate 95 and Hillsboro Boulevard, lab technicians in white coats carefully transfer chemicals between test tubes using droppers. There's no flashy sign identifying the lab or the work done there - including analyses used in some murder investigations.
The Noppingers said their lab last year worked on more than 450 cases, which included handling more than 3,000 potential pieces of evidence. This year, they expect a 25 to 50 percent increase in the lab's workload, as Florida police agencies react to a lengthening backlog in FDLE's crime lab.
The couple initially intended to focus on working with police forces on Caribbean islands, many of which don't have their own crime labs. But police agencies in Florida and around the country soon began asking for help.
"Detectives will also come to us if they need a more thorough analysis of a piece of evidence," Kevin Noppinger said.
But the private labs' services pose a problem for Florida police agencies, which have to make cost-benefit determinations at a time when they must watch how they spend money.
FDLE's crime lab services are slow, but free. DNA Labs International is quicker, but its services come with a price. Some of the more intensive DNA analysis costs about $2,000.


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Monday, August 17, 2009
Battle of Britain: Celtic v Arsenal
If ever there was a list of the most awaited 3rd Qualifying Round of the Champions League clashes, this one surely belongs up there with the best. Celtic is set to host Arsenal for their first ever European meeting. Both teams are in the back of their victory in the opening day of their respective leagues.
Celtic comes into this match with an aggressive flair and their trust on the home crowd who, we all know, can come crucial on such match. While Stephen McManus is definitely out, fellow defender Glenn Loovens is also an injury doubt.
Arsenal however, have a few more injury problems. Rosicky, Nasri, Djourou, Walcott and Fabianski are all still out. However, Fabregas, Denilson, and Sagna are all a doubt for tomorrow and will all face fitness. Howevr, on a more positive note, Diaby will be available.
Arsenal come into this match believing as well that the crowd is key and feel in they can come home with a victory. Kick-off is 19:45 GMT time tomorrow.
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Sunday, August 16, 2009
Premiership Review: Sunday, August 16 2009
The Champions got to a winning start today with a narrow 1-0 win at home to Birmingham thanks to Wayne Rooney's 99th goal with the Red Devils. It wasn't the most convincing performance by Man Utd, but it was enough to sink the newly-promoted side.
In the other Premier League clash, lackluster Liverpool got of to a losing start at White Hart Lane with a 2-1 reverse. Assou-Ekotto scored at the end of a fantastic first half for Spurs with a scorcher. Liverpool raised their game after the break and equalised through a Steven Gerrard penalty. However, Spurs regained the lead just 3 minutes later thanks to debutant Bassong's goal.
Below are the highlights
Man Utd 1-0 Birmingham
Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool
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Saturday, August 15, 2009
Premiership Review: Saturday, August 15
The Premiership resumed today with a terrific start. Man City got to a perfect start with a 2-0 win at Ewood Park with debutant Adebayor scoring. Didier Drogba scored two superb goals to save Chelsea's blushes in their 2-1 win at home to Hull. A surprise result came from Villa Park, where Wigan stunned Aston Villa faithfuls by winning 2-0, giving new manager Roberto Martinez a perfect start as Wigan manager.
But the match of the day certainly came from Goodison Park. Arsenal performed a sparkling performance and thrashed the home side 6-1. Cesc Fabregas's quality shines through once again, scoring 2 and setting up 2. Vermaelen also got a debut goal, and Arsenal gave a message to the rest of the Premiership that they certainly mean business this term, despite losing Adebayor and Toure to Man City.
Here are the highlights from the Match of the Day
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Friday, August 7, 2009
Match of the Day
Euro 2008 Turkey 3 - 2 Czech Republic Highlights 15.06.2008
A classic from Euro 2008
A classic from Euro 2008
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
The Last of The Invincibles on the Verge of Leaving...
Kolo Toure is in talks with Man City, who will soon be their 5th signing this summer. Kolo played 326 games for Arsenal, scoring 14 goals. His last goal came last season at the Hawthorns in the 3-1 win over West Brom. He arrived at Arsenal in 2002, initially given a utility man role, he excelled in Centre-Back since the Invincibles season and helped the Gunners winning the Premiership in 2004, the FA Cup in 2005, and setting a Champions League clean sheet record in 2005. He's had a major dip in form since he came back from the 2008 African Cup of Nations, which indicated he might have been burnt out.
Kolo Toure was the last of the regular Invincibles. Only Gael Clichy is the remaining personnel who was a Gunner in the Invincibles season. Cesc Fabregas was in the club at the time, but he never played in the league that season.
The Invincibles
Jens Lehmann (2003-2008)
Lauren (2000-2007)
Kolo Toure (2002-2009)
Sol Campbell (2001-2006)
Ashley Cole (1999-2006)
Gilberto (2002-2008)
Patrick Vieira (1996-2005)
Freddie Ljungberg (1998-2007)
Robert Pires (2000-2006)
Dennis Bergkamp (1995-2006)
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
Match of the Day
March 8 2006, Arsenal 0-0 Real Madrid
The best 0-0 you'll ever see. It was the second leg of the Round of 16 of the Champions League. Chances at both ends and goalkeepers at top form. Both Lehmann and Casillas making superb saves. But on 90 minutes, Arsenal celebrate because they've won the tie by an aggregate score of 1-0, thanks to the virtuoso goal by Thierry Henry at the Barnebau.
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Match of the Day
February 22 2003, Man City 1-5 Arsenal
Arsenal went five points clear of Man Utd that day as they showed no mercy to Man City. Bergkamp, Pires, Henry, and Campbell scored in the first 20 minutes. Vieira added another right after the break and Anelka scored a mere consolation afterwards.
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wow that is gnarley!! I'd be so freaked out if I met your sculpture in some dark alley late at night. xD
No really, you just keep amazing me! Keep it up!
Great work, Rooster. Nice form and killer scale work.
ROOSTERCAT... all your creations that you post here are a pleasure for our eyes, thanks to share your art here, your talent is so motivating, you are one of the great master of sculpting for sure, i'm waiting for your next post as a child wait Christmas day.
You got all my admiration, Now i think i'm going to play with my super sculpey this week end.
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Ahh Kathoga, it's the Kathoga, run for the hills. this is one great sculpt, the amount of attention paid to detail is outstanding. I remember seeing relic for the first time in the theaters, me and my grandmother went to see it together. It was pretty scary in some spots, back then when i was younger anyways. I realy loved the creature in the movie, it was a good design. I am not sure, but I think the late Stan Winston had something to do with the creature design. I know for a fact it was Stan Winston studios that created the Kathoga monster. anyways it is a incredible sculpt, best wishes to you and keep up the good work.
Such amazing work! Just awesome.
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2 things what material are you using for the cast and how much will you be charging for one kit
Argh! I can't see any of the pics! Do you have a link to a website or something?
Woah... Massive! Is it solid resin?
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All your works are amazing. What are the Kothoga and Godzilla selling for?
your work is unbeatable!! the detail of each protuberance of the skin and the way in that you have placed them.... it is perfect! the copies are also very good, the details are almost exact to the master model. Will you present some copy painted by you?
Take a look, "practically" finished
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Absolutely beautiful ... !!!!!
I am a big fan of the master Stan Winston, and now yours, too.
His work is really inspiring.
Jeez the painting on that is awesome. Really brought a great piece to life!!
I can practically see it moving and sculking around snapping jaws and all.
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Looks rilly good.
Wonderful work is yours, from the T-rex to Kothoga is just a brillant work. I like so much the paint of Kothoga, give me will to paint my Cthulhu...
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Roostercat incredible sculpt and paint. Would you be willing to share what paints and techniques you used to paint this masterpiece?
wooo what good work! awesome! The painting is great, and I love the detail of the natural hair. Very very realistic! Congratulations!
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I am so stunned by your sculpts.. wooooooow... so perfectly done, and incredibly realistic! Thanks for sharing such an amazing thread! :-)
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Wow. Amazing job on this RC. Just unbelievable. It's even more
impressive when you see a the little textures and details that went
into this guy, even at such a large scale. Congrats on an absolutely
wonderful sculpt and paintjob.
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What an epic undertaking. Turned out fantastic. Great paint and what an awesome sculpt.
Crazy... is it madness or genius?
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Only joking mate, it's awsome with a capital bas ass 'A'.. I'm not always so good at giving constructive words like master KingUnicorn, but I will do my best I absolutely love the concept and the fascinating construction of the whole model. I'm blown away by the attention to detail, the texturing, and it's ferociousness. I always enjoy looking at your work, it's a real pleasure and inspiring.
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Hey Rooster you have some amazing talent. cant wait to see more of you work around.
just wondering if the newest one is kinda like that lion dude in that "the brotherhood of the wolf" book ? if so yo u did and awesome job with fabulous detail.
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Comets Heading To NCAA Round Of 16 After Stopping Trinity
March 7, 2009
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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (03.07.09) – The UT Dallas men's basketball team will advance to the "Sweet 16" in the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament after smoothering Trinity University, 70-54 Saturday night.
The Comets (25-4) will face Capital University (OH) in the first game of a four-team sectional playoff tournament next Friday and Saturday, March 13-14, at a site to be announced. UTD has put in a bid to host the sectional and will learn Sunday if it is selected.
UTD advanced to the "Sweet 16" for the first time in program history Saturday with a smothering defensive showing against the Tigers, who entered the game at 24-4 with a first-round 68-64 win over Maryville (TN) under their belt. The Comets' trapping zone defense held the Tigers to just 27 percent shooting (15-of-55) for the game, giving up just six baskets total inside the 3-point arch. Trinity scored 27 of its points with 3-pointers and was 15-of-20 at the free throw line.
The Comets, meanwhile, took the ball right at the Trinity defense, scoring 44 points in the paint, including 12 on fast-break opportunities. UTD shot 48 percent for the game, and were 15-of-26 (58 percent) in the second half when the game was on the line.
The game was not a one-sided affair until the final 10 minutes, when UTD stopped the Tigers from scoring but one basket from the field (a 3-pointer with 1:10 remaining). After falling behind in a back-and-forth game for the sixth time (41-40) at 13:15, the Comets scored seven quick points and started inching ahead.


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Internet marketers everywhere are scrambling to make sense of Google's many algorithm changes. While Google's changes only affect a subset of all searches, some marketers have nevertheless suffered significant losses to their bottom line in the form of traffic loss. If you fall under this category, it is crucial to understand why Google makes these changes and what these changes imply. Google's trajectory for its algorithm is predictable, and if you get ahead of the curve, you can insulate yourself from future damage.
The Recent Changes
Over the past five years, Google has rolled out four major changes to its algorithm. They are, in order of appearance: Caffeine, Panda, Penguin and Hummingbird. Caffeine was an update to Google's index, the part of the search engine responsible for locating and ranking websites. Introduced in 2009, Caffeine provided 50% faster searches. The update was an unprecedented upgrade to the search engine's architecture, and it closed a lot of loopholes that SEOs were using to manipulate the engine. Panda came into the scene in 2011, and heads rolled as the update deranked sites with thin content. Penguin went into effect in 2012 and targeted webmasters who were not following Google's terms and conditions.
Hummingbird, the most significant update to date, represents a complete overhaul of Google's engine. Like its predecessors, part of its mission is to derank sites that use blackhat SEO tactics such as doorway pages and link schemes, but it is also armed with powerful tools that will help Google interact more organically with its users. Most importantly, Hummingbird shifts the focus from keywords to the actual meaning of a search string. In other words, Google is attempting to build a search engine that understands phrasing and the context between words. This shift has important ramifications for Internet marketers.
Why the Updates?
First and foremost, Google is a search engine. While the company does make most of its income from advertising, its public face as the world's most popular search engine drives its popularity. Peel the public service facade away and what you're left with is a company that pairs content with advertising, and many might not find this nearly as endearing.
Yet Google is a corporation. Everything it does is designed to turn a profit. At the same time, however, people view Google's search engine as a public service. To remain the top search engine, therefore, requires that the company take a dispassionate, impartial and level-handed approach towards ranking sites. In other words, Google must ensure that everyone who wants to create a website gets a fair chance to rank for their keyword. This is precisely why the company seems forever at odds with SEO in general, and it is why it considers quality content to the be one of the determining factors when ranking sites.
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As Google forges ahead with updates to its algorithm, it will continue to press the envelope in terms of comprehending the true nature of a user's search string. A search engine that can accurately parse a full sentence can return extremely accurate results. Consequently, the onus is on Internet marketers to provide well-written content that solves a problem.
Perhaps most important from a marketing standpoint: the long-tail keyword will become much more important. Consider the keyword "Forex." An associated long-tail may be "Forex trading for beginners," which you could aim to incorporate organically somewhere on your page.
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Which is what makes a bill passed Wednesday by the House of Representatives so intriguing: It provides for Mark Twain commemorative coins -- spendable $1 and $5 coins of gold and silver -- to be minted in 2016. The bill calls for the coins to include all the standard U.S. currency inscriptions: "Liberty," "United States of America," "E Pluribus Unum," and, yes, "In God We Trust."
It's a phrase Twain specifically and very publicly mocked after it was put on during the Civil War, according to Mark Twain's Religion, a 2003 book by religious scholar William E. Phipps.
"It is the choicest compliment that has ever been paid us, and the most gratifying to our feelings," Twain said. "It is simple, direct, gracefully phrased; it always sounds well -- In God We Trust. I don't believe it would sound any better if it were true."
Twain also suggested the phrase be replaced with "Within certain judicious limitations we trust in God," and "if there isn't enough room on the coin for this, why, enlarge the coin."
Sorry, Mr. Clemens -- if Congress has its way, it'll be 0.85 inches across and have "In God We Trust" right there near your face.
But people shouldn't be so quick to label Twain an atheist, said Robert Hirsh, curator of the Mark Twain Project at the University of California, Berkeley.
"He's saying we're hypocritical because we don't really trust in god," Hirsh said. "He's not saying there is no god, he's just saying he didn't think ["In God We Trust"] was sincere."
Henry Sweets, curator of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum in Hannibal, Missouri, agreed, saying Twain was raised Presbyterian.
"He, I think, never completely turned his back on religion. He just never practiced a particular one," Sweets said. "He left Hannibal at age 17, and I would say from there on, he was not a regular church attender."
Sweets said Twain became increasingly critical of religion after he went on a lecture tour to pay off debts after going bankrupt -- while he was gone, one of his daughters died, and when he returned, his wife was ill and his other daughter was diagnosed with epilepsy.
"He was questioning a lot of things," Sweets said. "If you take a look at his writings, he doesn't, I don't think, come to the conclusion that there is no god... One thing that he was very much opposed to was hypocrisy."
When asked if he found it ironic that Twain was being commemorated with a coin bearing a phrase he made fun of, Hirsh said, "Well, let's put it this way -- if he were around he'd probably find something sarcastic to say about it."
Sweets said, "To me, it's not [a big deal]." Though it certainly helps that these coins could bring in a million bucks to his museum:
The money would come from surcharges included in the price of the coins -- they wouldn't be sold at face value, like Susan B. Anthony dollars or those Sacajawea coins you get on the subway that make you feel like a pirate. There would be a $35 surcharge on the $5 coins and a $10 surcharge on the $1 coins, which would be split evenly among:
- The Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, Connecticutt
- The University of California, Berkeley (home of the Mark Twain Project)
- Elmira College in New York (home of the Center for Mark Twain Studies)
- The Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum in Hannibal, Missouri
Sweets said they believe each share would be $750,000 to $1 million, judging from the results of other commemorative coin programs, and that the Boyhood Home's share would be used to augment the long-term endowments of the museum.
Hirsh, of the Mark Twain Project, said his project's share would be most immediately used to help fund a new edition of The Innocents Abroad and put out a new set of letters Twain wrote while living in San Francisco.
"I'm always planning the next book," Hirsh said, adding that the follow-up to the much-acclaimed first volume of The Autobiography of Mark Twain is "just about to go to press and will be out next year."
But the coin party isn't technically a done deal yet: A matching bill still has to make it through the Senate before the mint can start kicking out golden sideburns; the bill was referred to committee late last year but hasn't moved yet.
There aren't any indications it's going to meet resistence, though -- passage of the bill in the House was almost unanimous -- four Republicans voted against it, including Florida Rep. Richard Nugent, who represents sections of the Gulf Coast.
"Basically, right now, the federal government is borrowing forty cents of every dollar it spends. We barely have enough money right now to cover the 'must haves'. When that is the case, the 'nice-to-have' things have to wait. It's that simple," he wrote in an email. "I'm a big fan of Mark Twain and I'm pretty sure if he saw the state of our finances and realized we were going to borrow money from China just to mint a coin in his honor, he'd pull out a pen and lampoon us into the hereafter."
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Effects of Climate Warming Already in Evidence
Environmental News Service,March 29, 2002
WASHINGTON, DC, March 29, 2002 (ENS) - Ecosystems around the globe are showing the effects of climate warming. Earlier arrival of migrant birds, earlier appearance of butterflies, earlier spawning in amphibians, earlier flowering of plants - spring has been coming sooner every year since the 1960s, researchers reported Wednesday.
The report from German scientists investigates all regions of the globe. They predict some species will vanish because they cannot expand into new areas when their native climate heats up.
"Although we are only at an early stage in the projected trends of global warming, ecological responses to recent climate change are already clearly visible," write Gian-Reto Walther of the University of Hanover, Germany, and colleagues in this week's issue of the journal "Nature."
After reviewing changes in various animal and plant populations over the past 30 years of warming at the end of the 20th century, the authors found "a coherent pattern of ecological change across systems" from the poles to the equatorial seas.
"There is now ample evidence that these recent climatic changes have affected a broad range of organisms with diverse geographical distributions," Walther and his team report.
"The implications of such large scale, consistent responses to relatively low average rates of climate change are large," the researchers warn, adding that, "the projected warming for the coming decades raises even more concern about its ecological and socio-economic consequences."
The Earth's climate has warmed by about 0.6 degrees Celsius over the past 100 years, the researchers note. Starting around 1976, the rate of global warming more than doubled, changing faster than at any other time during the last 1,000 years.
However, average global climate has far less effect on local ecosystems than do local and regional climate changes.
The reproduction of amphibians and reptiles is disrupted by changes in temperature and humidity. In painted turtles, the ration of male to female offspring is related to the mean July temperature, said Walther, and the production of male offspring could be compromised even by modest temperature increases.
In the polar regions, winter freezes are now occurring later and ending earlier, leading to a 10 percent decrease in snow and ice cover since the late 1960s.
These dramatic local changes are having equally dramatic effects on cold weather species such as penguins, seals and polar bears, the researchers found.
Miniscule Southern Ocean crustaceans called krill, a key food source for higher predators such as penguins and other seabirds, whales, seals, as well as a fishery target, are being influenced by climate change. Walther's team found the warming climate is affecting the reproductive grounds of krill by reducing the area of sea ice formed near the Antarctic Peninsula, which leads to both food web and human economic consequences.
Rapid environmental warming has been reported over the last 30 to 50 years at a number of stations in the Antarctic, particularly in the Antarctic Peninsula region and on sub-Antarctic islands, along with changes in precipitation patterns.
Likewise, tropical oceans have increased in temperature by up to eight degrees Celsius over the past 100 years, the research team has found, triggering widespread coral bleaching.
Climate linked invasions of warm weather species into traditionally colder areas includes the immigration of unwanted neighbors - epidemic diseases. "There is much evidence that a steady rise in annual temperatures has been associated with expanding mosquito borne diseases in the highlands of Asia, East Africa and Latin America," the study says.
Geographical differences are evident for both plants and birds, with delayed rather than earlier onset of spring phases in southeastern Europe, incuding later bird arrival in the Slovak Republic, and a later start f the growing season in the Balkan region, the team has found.
Later onset of autumn changes were recorded, too, but these shifts are less pronounced and show a more variable pattern. In Europe, for example, the length of the growing season has increased in some areas by up to 3.6 days per decade over the past 50 years.
Overall, Walther's team reports, "trends of range changes show remarkable internal consistency between studies relating to glaciers, plant and insect ranges and shifting isotherms," which are lines of constant temperature.
The study concludes that based on the evidence "only 30 years of warmer temperatures at the end of the 20th century have affected the phenology [timing of seasonal activities] of organisms, the range and distribution of species, and the composition and dynamics of communities."
Global warming hits species all over worldReuters News Service, March 28, 2002
LONDON - From dying coral reefs to later autumns and endangered male painted turtles, global warming has started to affect plant and animal life across the planet, scientists said yesterday.
The world's mean temperature increased by around 0.6 degrees Celsius in the 20th century - most of the rise came in the last 30 years - and its impact is already being felt by flora and fauna from the equator to the poles.
Some species are doomed as they battle ever-rising temperatures in an increasingly crowded planet that offers fewer escape routes, according to scientists writing in the journal Nature.
"Temperature has increased by no more than 0.6 degrees and already the signs are very obvious," said geobotanist Gian-Reto Walther from the University of Hanover in Germany, who collated the research from across the branches of the natural sciences.
The study's conclusions highlight the seriousness of global climate change by showing parallel trends in plants, birds, animals and fish.
"This is a major concern," Walther told Reuters, adding extinction for some species was inevitable.
"The big difference between now and previous periods of climate change, like the Ice Age, is that seven billion people live on earth now and many migration corridors for species are blocked," Walther said.
One of the most dramatic barometers of climate change has been the world's coral reefs, which have been devastated by 'coral bleaching' - a direct result of warmer ocean water.
In the worst case of mass bleaching, in 1998, an estimated 16 percent of the world's reef-building coral died, Nature said.
Meanwhile in Europe, trees are starting to show their autumn colour between 0.3 and 1.6 days later per decade, while some migrating birds are changing their travel plans.
Walther welcomed governments' gradual waking-up to the problems of climate change, widely recognised as the result of so-called greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, but said nobody had a clue where it would all end.
"It is good they are now talking about measures to try and keep at a certain level of emissions. Maybe this can slow the warming process, but so far there is no measurement of how it is slowing," Walther said.
Britain's Meteorological Office predicts global temperatures will rise between 1.4 degrees Celsius and nearly six degrees over the next century, depending on the success of greenhouse gas policies.
Even at the lower end of these estimates, the outlook is bleak for the male painted turtle.
"In painted turtles, offspring sex ratio is highly correlated with mean July temperature, and the production of male offspring would be potentially compromised even by modest (two to four degrees) temperature increases," Nature said.


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Knit Two
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Written By: Kate Jacobs
Narrated By: Carrington MacDuffie
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Date: November 2008
Duration: 11 hours 0 minutes
Knit Two returns to the Manhattan knitting store Walker & Daughter five years after the death of the store's owner, Georgia Walker. Georgia's daughter Dakota is now an 18 year old freshman at NYU, running the knitting store part-time with the help of the members of the Friday Night Knitting Club. Drawn together by their love for Dakota and the sense of family the club provides, each knitter is struggling with new challenges: for Catherine, finding love after divorce, for Darwin, newborn twins, for Lucie, being both a single mom and caregiver for her elderly mother, and for seventy-something Anita, marriage to her sweetheart Marty over the objections of her grown children.
As Kate Jacobs returns to the world of Walker & Daughter, she's once again keyed into many of the stresses and joys of being a mother, wife, daughter and friend. Every woman who picks up this book will see themselves in its characters-the very thing that made The Friday Night Knitting Club such a huge word-of-mouth success. A true love letter to the power of women's friendships, and, of course, knitting, Knit Two is entertainment with a heart.


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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-3790?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12831384#action_12831384 ] martin commented on DERBY-3790: ------------------------------- comment from Mike Matrigali on #DERBY-3937: > The current implementations of indexes ... do not maintain an exact count of rows. > Investigate if request for update statistics can be skipped for certain kind of indexes, one instance may be unique indexes based on one column. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Key: DERBY-3790 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-3790 > Project: Derby > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: Store > Affects Versions: 10.5.1.1 > Reporter: Mamta A. Satoor > > DERBY-269 provided a manual way to update the statisitcs. There was some discussion in that jira entry for possibly optimizing the cases where there is no need to update the statistics. I will enter the related comments from that jira entry here for reference. > ************************** > Knut Anders Hatlen - 18/Jul/08 12:39 AM > If I have understood correctly, unique indexes always have up to date cardinality statistics because cardinality == row count. If that's the case, one possible optimization is to skip the unique indexes when SYSCS_UPDATE_STATISTICS is called. > ************************** > ************************** > Mike Matrigali - 18/Jul/08 09:48 AM > is the cardinality of a unique index 1 or is it row count? > It is also more complicated than just skipping unique indexes, it depends on the number of columns in the index because > in a multi-column index, multiple cardinalities are calculated. So for instance on an index on columns A,B,C there are > actually 3 cardinalities calculated: > A > A,B > A,B,C > I agree that the calculation of cardinality of A,B,C could/should be short circuited for a unique index. > ************************** > ************************** > Knut Anders Hatlen - 18/Jul/08 03:25 PM > Mike, > It looks to me as if the cardinality is the number of unique values, so I think the cardinality of a unique index is equal to its row count (for the full key, that is). You're right that we can't short circuit it if we have a multi-column index. I don't know if it's worth the extra complexity to short circuit the A,B,C case, since we'd have to scan the entire index anyway. For a single-column unique index it sounds like a good idea, though. > ************************** -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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For details about the exhibitions and for specific information about addresses, transport and opening times please go to the appropriate on-line sites for the museum or gallery. Some museums and galleries do not open every day of the week or may be closed for specific events but many also have late evening openings.
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James Brooks, born Dec 1844 in Saybrook Oh, a Farmer by occupation, died in Saybrook 14 Oct 1914. Married to DeEtte Harvey, daughter of Harrison and Esther Sessions Harvey (buried Bates Cemetery).
DeEtte Harvey Brooks born 19 Aug 1846 in Arkwright,Ny. She married James Brooks on 7 Sep 1864 in Saybrook,Oh. The couple had one child about 1880 (name and sex Unk) this person died about 1900. DeEtte Harvey Brooks died in Saybrook, Oh on 11 Jan 1911
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Intelligence Officer runs away to catch glimpse of Jang Geun Suk
A Taiwanese intelligence officer who ran away has now been located in the United Kingdom. She is currently seeking asylum to stay in the UK, but will she run away again to get close to her idol, Jang Geun Suk?
Thirty-three year old Lieutenant Emily Yeh is well regarded for her superb ability in the English language. She graduated from a university in the U.S. majoring in food and nutrition, and returned to Taiwan in 2010 to join the Military Intelligence Bureau. However, once she started at her job, she felt that she was not accepted by her co-workers because she was already 30-years old and was considered "old" for her job. According to Yeh, she tried to tell her superiors but did not get any support. Gradually, she felt she was not fit for military life, but she was not allowed to quit the military until she finished five years in the service.
Perhaps the most intriguing incident that occurred during her career, according to Taiwan's military spokesperson, was when Korean star Jang Guen Suk visited Taiwan and Emily took off without any notice. It turned out that she joined many fervant fans to see Jang Guen Suk at the airport and used her personal iPad to take lots of photos of Jang.
In June of 2012, she applied for a vacation leave but never returned from her vacation. Recently, she was found in Bedford, England, and is currently held in a detention facility for visa overstay. She is believed to have entered the UK under a visa-exempt travel program that allows visitors to stay for six months. She said, however, that she has been seeking political asylum.
Yeh is believed to had been living in Newport, Wales, for 18 months before she was found to be staying in the UK illegally. She was a volunteer for Oxfam and also served as an interpreter for the Welsh Refugee Council before her detention. Her friends in the UK said Emily was living with few financial resources and they helped her with food and clothing from time to time.
In a phone interview with a Taiwanese reporter, Emily admits that she's very afraid and feels depressed. She says the living environment in the detention facility is very poor. She cries a lot and was even hospitalized once for getting sick. She is her parents' only child and her father passed away when she was young. She misses her mom and feels very apologetic for having caused her mom to worry.
She says she is willing to be sent back to Taiwan, but having had the terrible experience in a detention facility, she is very scared of jails. She would be willing to do community work in exchange for punishment in Taiwan. Her case is being negotiated between Taiwan and the UK right now to determine whether and when she will be deported from the UK and be returned to Taiwan.


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Hellas Stones
Greek company with international products
12 years steadily rising
The company Hellas Stones was founded in 2000 and soon established itself as a rapidly growing Greek Company engaged in manufacturing artificial stone. Since the beginning of its activity has set the philosophy and aims to cover the needs of the professional and the ones of the simple owner, with high quality products and advanced technology, with very competitive prices and simultaneously with respect to the environment.
The perfect quality of Hellas Stones's products ensured by a series of strict quality controls according to the specifications DIN EN ISO9001:2000 TUV CERT (Manufacture-Marketing of decorative artificial stone tiles), starting from the raw materials and packaging materials, follow the product at all stages of production and packaging and continue throughout the duration of storage and the handling.
Today Hellas Stones has managed to gain a strong presence in the Greek and international market. The products of Hellas Stones are high on the market preferences both in Greece and abroad. This is confirmed by the continuously rising sales in foreign countries. Hellas Stones are now one of the few industries in Europe, with vertically integrated production and specialization in the field of artificial stone.
Hellas Stones, in effort to achieve its corporate goals, works with absolute respect for people and the natural environment.


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My Girl is having a baby girl! Anna Chlumsky is expecting her first child with husband Shaun So, a rep for the actress confirms to Us Weekly. The 32-year-old showed off her growing baby bump in a leopard print shift dress during a March 27 appearance on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live.
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When asked if she knows her child's gender by host Andy Cohen, the mom-to-be coyly replied, "I do, I do. We'll be dressing her up, let's put it that way."
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Chlumsky added that she plans to experiment with her maternity style in the coming months. "My plan is to get as much cheap, crazy-looking things as possible. I went on an H&M rampage the other day and bought these crazy leggings with leopards on them -- not leopard print, but leopards," the Veep star shared. "I'm taking advantage of this time to be kind of insane."
PHOTOS: Celebs' mommy must-haves
Chlumsky and So got married on March 8, 2008 in Brooklyn, New York. They will welcome their firstborn daughter this summer. The second season of Veep premieres April 14 at 10 p.m. EST on HBO.
This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Anna Chlumsky Pregnant With First Child: See Her Baby Bump!


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Kennedy Krieger Brain Cancer Research Receives Proceeds from Golf Tournament
A golf tournament held October 2 in Exeter, Pennsylvania netted $8,500 for Kennedy Krieger researcher Dr. John Laterra's brain tumor studies. The tournament was organized by Lisa DeLeo, whose late fiancé Steve Mabry was treated for brain cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
"Shortly after Steve's death, two of his friends asked me if I wanted to organize something in his memory," says Ms. DeLeo. "I really wanted the money to go to brain cancer research. I asked Steve's doctor at Hopkins for suggestions, and he put me in touch with Dr. Laterra."
Shortly the tournament, Ms. DeLeo traveled to Kennedy Krieger to present the money to Dr. Laterra in person. "Organizing the event was a lot of work, but having visited Kennedy Krieger, I know it was worth it." She is currently considering planning a second tournament.
Dr. Laterra's current studies focus on identifying the molecular pathways that encourage the growth of brain tumors.
Kennedy Krieger Researcher Joins Study Examining Causes of Autism
Dr. Rebecca Landa, director of Kennedy Krieger's Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), is collaborating with Dr. Craig Newshaffer at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins on a pilot project coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The project will be the first large-scale examination of the causes of autism.
Dr. Landa is participating in the project's clinical subgroup, which involves documenting behavioral and developmental characteristics of children with autism. Other subgroups will examine autism's biological markers.
This new project is a part of a CDC initiative called CADDRE, or Centers of Excellence for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Research and Epidemilogy. CADDRE strives to identify the number of children with autism and other developmental disorders, improve community and service provider awareness of these disorders, conduct research into what factors make it more likely that a child will have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), determine what other disabilities children with ASDs have, identify biomarkers and calculate the economic costs of ASDs. Most recently, Dr. Landa and CARD colleagues Dr. Katherine Holman and Julie Rusyniak have been conducting record reviews of the prevalence of autism in regions throughout the United States.
Miss USA Visits Children in Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
Children in Kennedy Krieger's inpatient rehabilitation unit enjoyed a very special story hour on October 8. Reigning Miss USA Shandi Finnessy stopped by to tour the Institute and to read The Furrtails, her recent children's book about a how a young rabbit learns to understand and relate to his disabled brother.
Finnessy, who holds an undergraduate degree in psychology and is currently completing her Masters in counseling, has long been an advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities. She became interested in the issues facing those with special needs during an internship working with women with intellectual disorders and Down syndrome. "When I began my internship, I was uncomfortable at first," she says. "This was the first time I had really spent any time with people with disabilities. But over the course of my time there, I developed friendships with these women and had the opportunity to see them grow and prosper. Since then, I've spoken quite a bit about the importance of inclusion, especially in schools with younger children. Children have an entirely different way of seeing people—when they're young enough, they don't even see the disability."
Kennedy Krieger's Physician's Paper Appears in Annals of Neurology
Dr. Andrew Zimmerman, a Kennedy Krieger research scientist, published a paper, "Increased neuroglial activation and neuroinflammation in the brain of patients with autism," in the January issue of Annals of Neurology.
The paper detailed the findings of a study involving examination of postmortem brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid from people with autism. Dr. Zimmerman and colleagues Drs. Carlos Pardo and Diana Vargas from Johns Hopkins observed inflammation in the cerebral cortex, white matter and especially the cerebellum of people with autism. The team also identified unusual activation of brain cells called microglia and astrologia as well as elevated levels of a protein called MCP-1. Their findings indicate that innate neuroimmune reactions contribute to the behavioral abnormalities observed in some individuals with autism, suggesting that future treatments could involve modifying those reactions in the brains of patients with autism.
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CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4/AP) – A judge has given Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller 90 days to complete 24 hours of community service in his traffic violations case.
Miller initially didn't appear in Arapahoe County Court in a traffic violations court case on Monday morning, but Magistrate Christina Apostoli told Miller's lawyer Abraham Hutt that she wanted the football star in the courtroom.
Approximately a half hour later Miller came to court with Hutt.
Broncos players had the day off Monday. When coach John Fox met with the media, he said Miller "was just going on his lawyer's advice," not to attend the hearing before being called to go over to the courthouse.
Miller has driving violations that stretch back to 2011 when he plead guilty to speeding. Last year he was cited for careless driving and driving without a license. He was again stopped for speeding and driving without a license in September.
In addition to the 24 hours of community service the judge told Miller to complete, Miller now must complete a Level 1 driving class before his next court date of Jan. 23, at which time his lawyer will enter guilty pleas for minor traffic violations. Miller does not need to be in court for the January hearing.
Miller was suspended for the first six games of the NFL season for a non-related league drug policy violation. He played in the Broncos most recent two games.
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Home buying: Steps to getting started
Ready for a house hunt? Learn the necessary steps to finding and purchasing your new home!
Ready to take that leap into home ownership? Follow these steps to finding and buying your first home!
Find out what
you can afford
Your mortgage lender will look at numbers to determine what you can afford. Your total debt, including car payments and other loans, shouldn't exceed 36 percent of income.
Get pre-approved
for a loan
Lenders contact your employer and bank to verify your income, check your credit history and determine that you can be approved for a mortgage of a certain amount. While you're not obligated to take this mortgage, it shows the sellers that you are a serious buyer.
Start the home search
Most first-time buyers work with a realtor who knows the listings in the neighborhoods where they are interested in living. You may not get everything you want at the price you are comfortable with, so be prepared to compromise. Prioritize what's important to you -- location, school district, numbers of bedrooms or baths, etc.
Look at your options
If you can't afford everything you want in a single family home, consider a condo or townhouse. Look at enough properties that you understand what's available in the price range in which you are approved.
Make an offer
When you've found the right home, make an offer. If it's far below the asking price, be prepared for a counter-offer and some negotiation. Don't be pressured into offering more than you can handle -- if the price of the home is out of your range, you must be willing to walk away.
Settle on a price
If you can agree with the seller on a price, you will sign a contract and be asked to put down "earnest money" to hold the deal. Make sure your contract specifies that your money will be returned if you withdraw the offer.
Get a home inspection
Make it a contingency that there is an inspection by a certified home inspector as a condition of the sale. This inspection will identify any structural, electronic or plumbing issues within the home, and can save you big repair expenses that may not immediately be obvious.
Prepare for closing
Your contract sets the closing date, which is negotiable. You'll need time to secure your mortgage and finances, and the seller needs time to pack and move. It's also time to check that the home has a clear title.
Signing and paying
If everything checks out, you'll sign the papers and hand over a big check, submitting your mortgage paperwork along with application and closing fees. You'll be signing a lot of paperwork -- at the closing you'll go over all of it and will be presented with the keys to your new home. It's time to start enjoying the tax benefits -- and the pride -- of home ownership!


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Wayback Machine: Rocket Powered Bicycle
The age of the propeller plane gave way to the jet and the rocket, so it was inevitable that the elegant Aerothrust Propeller Driven Bicycle would give way to the " Rocket-Cycle Explained by Professor A. M. Low of London while Alec Jackson gets ready to take-off—along the surface, he hopes. Low has been experimenting with rockets since 1917. Four of his rocket-assisted motorcycles were demonstrated at the Wembley speedway meet." ::Modern Mechanix


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Stephen V. Crowley
May 28, 1950-May 3, 2017
Highland Falls, NY
Stephen V. Crowley passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital, Newburgh, NY. He was 66 years old. Son of the late James Alfred Crowley, Jr. and the late Elizabeth Piper Crowley, Stephen was born May 28, 1950 in Berlin, Germany.
After a long, distinguished career in the field, he recently retired from WDF, Inc. Mount Vernon, NY as Senior Estimator. Stephen was also an avid saltwater Fisherman, a member of the Sport Car Club of America (SCCA) Mohawk-Hudson Region Chapter, and the Black Rock Fish & Game Club of Mountainville, NY.
Survivors include his companion Fran Camporeale, her children: Frank, Lisa, Cheryl and their children: Christopher, Daniel, Andrew and Matthew. He is also survived by his brothers: William Crowley of Basking Ridge, NJ, Andrew Crowley of Wolfboro, NH; his sisters: Susan Coven of Morristown, NJ, Jane Kelley of Wolfboro, NH, and their children: Michael, Kate, David, Brian; and his much loved pet, Julie.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m on Monday, May 8th at William F. Hogan Funeral Home, 135 Main Street, Highland Falls, NY. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9th at Sacred Heart Church, 353 Main Street, Highland Falls, NY. Interment will follow in Eagle Valley Cemetery, Highland Falls, NY.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the Highland Falls Police Dept. and the Town of Highlands Volunteer Ambulance Corps. for their wonderful help.
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Diamonds are about the art of beauty but they rely on specialised technology to get them out of the ground and accurately valued.
De Beers Technologies South Africa works to maximise the value and life of our diamond mines, leading the way in diamond mining technology for more than 35 years. It develops specialist systems and techniques to automate mining processes, monitor process and equipment performance remotely, and facilitate marine mining.
We maintain a world-leading diamond research and technological development centre in Maidenhead, Berkshire, in the United Kingdom. Our scientists and engineers – specialists in electronics, design, mechanics and imaging technology – research and develop new methods for verifying and sorting diamonds. They also produce technology that ensures all synthetics and treatments can be detected. Our technology is in use at all our sorting operations and those of our partners.
We've been using automated systems to enhance our hand-sorting capabilities since 1972. Today, our machines provide unparalleled operating efficiency, flexibility and consistency, with a particular focus on simplifying and speeding up processes. Some of our machines operate at speeds of eight diamonds per second to produce assortments in categories of size, shape, colour and clarity.
The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR) was established by The De Beers Group of Companies to provide a premium service and proprietary equipment to the diamond industry. Based in London, Antwerp, and now Surat, and run by the world's top diamond experts, the IIDGR offers a range of services and specialises in the development of industry-leading verification instruments.
IIDGR is the leader when it comes to research capabilities and to knowledge of, and expertise in, undisclosed synthetics. The best way of using this expertise is by building awareness of synthetics, their growth methodologies, how they can be detected and the tools and services available.
Recognising that it is vital that we endeavour to maintain the trust and confidence of consumers, both now and in the future, has led to substantial investment of both time and resources to launch the research and development of diamond verification instruments. These include the DiamondSure, DiamondView, DiamondSure, DiamondPlus and the Automated Melee Screening, or AMS, devices. These instruments play a crucial role in enabling the successful detection of all synthetics, simulants and treated diamonds.
Element Six is a world leader in the design, development and production of laboratory-grown diamond technology. It is made up of two businesses: Technologies (wholly owned by De Beers Group); and Abrasives (60 per cent owned by De Beers Group, with Umicore, a major materials group, owning the remaining share).
The company has primary manufacturing facilities in Ireland, China, Germany, South Africa and the UK.
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Rick's Retro Rack And Earl Thomas Conley [VIDEO]
On the "retro rack" today is a singer who at first wanted to be a painter or an actor, but found that music was his calling. During the 80's Earl Thomas Conley would have 17 number one hits.
Conley was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, left home at the age of 14 and lived with his sister. He rejected a scholarship to art school and joined the military. There he fell in love with country music.
By the mid 70's Conley had moved to Nashville and starting writing songs for producer Nelson Larkin's publishing house. He had signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. but none of his songs became hits.
Conley would sign with RCA records in the early 80's and he started having hit song after hit song.
In 1983, Conley had a record setting four number one songs from his album "Don't Make It Easy For Me". It would be the first time any artist from any type of music genre would score four number one hits from the same album.
One of those number one songs was "Holding Her and Loving You".


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I recently ran a poll on Twitter asking: Do you ever avoid doing what makes you happy due to fear of judgement? I intended for this question to be able to apply to anything, whether it be something big like your choice of career, or something small like styling your hair a certain way. 22% of you said no, whereas a large 78% said yes. One of you elaborated further with: "Especially at school. Will people think this hair style is weird? That I'm wearing too much make-up?" along with another of you telling me that trying to please society and the people around you for so long has caused you to stop doing things for yourself. Quite recently, I saw somebody say "If your Instagram has more than five selfies in a row, then everybody hates you." Which sparked my need to write this post even further. Sorry, what? Is this really a healthy way to think? You must be hated for feeling good about yourself? It's a sad truth that this kind of negativity often comes down to people's own insecurities. A lot of the time, if somebody is unhappy with themselves and their own situation, they'll more than likely take it out on those around them who are happy and confident. It's sad, but it's true, and it's no way to live.
I'm pleased to say that I am part of that 22% that said no. I feel like I've gotten to a point in my life now where I don't really care about other people's opinions of me. I know I'm a good person, I dress how I like, I say what I like, I do what I like, and those who actually matter only encourage me to do so. However, this wasn't always the case, especially during school, and developing this kind of mind set is actually really difficult and takes some time. About a year ago now, I had numerous counselling sessions for my own anxiety and confidence issues, and to say it's changed my perspective on everything would be an understatement. Without delving into that right now, let me just tell you this: sorting out your own problems, your own life, and learning to become positive, confident and happy with yourself is so important; it will completely change you for the better and improve your relationships with the people around you. That's what I've done/am still doing, and that's why this kind of ridiculous negativity and shaming just seems so unnecessary to me. If somebody actually feels good about themselves and what they're doing, and they aren't hurting anybody or doing anything wrong, then why put them down for it? Happiness and confidence are two things in life that we all strive for, and both often take a lot of time and effort. More than anything, somebody reaching that place should only be celebrated and encouraged further.
Realistically, I know that these kinds of people will probably always be there trying to pull everybody else down to their level, but it's how you react to it that is the most important part. Don't forget, you aren't their problem; they are. You do you. If you want to take ten selfies in the same day then just do it; you look great! Do you want to make it as a singer? Go and post that cover for everyone to hear how amazing you are. Feeling like starting a blog? Go for it! Get your voice heard! Most importantly: surround yourself with the people who will praise you, support you, and never make you feel guilty for doing what you want to do, and, hey, if you're struggling to find those people right now; I'm rooting for you.
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Byat Tuesday, November 15, 2011
What is iTunes Match ? Well, recently, the new iTunes 10.5.1 has been released to public as a final version. The most anticipated feature was iTunes Match. We will show you all you need to know about this new feature after the jump.
What is iTunes Match?
Well, To put it in simple words, It's a paid feature costing 24.99$ a year that sorts your iTunes library. It's a very useful feature to those with messy Music Libraries.
How does iTunes Match work?
iTunes Match sorts your music library out in 3 steps. In the first step, It analyzes your Music library, Then matches your songs to those in the iTunes Store, And finally uploads the non-matching content found in your music library.
How much is it / Where is it available?
The current price for iTunes Match for a whole year subscription for 25,000 songs costs 24.99$ yearly. When released, It was only available for the US stores. It still is, But hopefully Apple will make it available to other countries.
Should I get it / Is it worth it for the money?
It is definitely worth the money if you have a large music library that is rather messy than normal. It's not an extremely pricey service. It's a useful service to many people, And I recommend getting it if you have a large library.
Like all Apple things, It comes with limitations.
Pros/Cons for iTunes Match
- iTunes Match automatically syncs your music on your iCloud Storage for online backup.
- It sorts your Music Library cleanly and fast.
- It is not a very expensive service, And it lasts a full year.
- All things come with limitations.
- If you wish to stream, The music file downloads to your iDevice while listening.
- A limitation of 5 iDevices.
If you have one or more iDevice with iOS 5, And you want to venture out and try the new iTunes Match feature, You should definitely upgrade to the new 10.5.1. Also, It does contain a few bug fixes to enhance your iTunes feeling.
It does not block downgrading, So you can always downgrade if you want to with your SHSH blobs on hand.
What other things come in iTunes 10.5.1?
iTunes 10.5.1 comes with a few bug fixes and the iTunes Match features. No other new features were added. The new iTunes still contains the old features found in iTunes 10.5 like:
- iTunes in the Cloud
- WiFi Sync (Already available for Jailbreakers)
- And other various features.
Download iTunes 10.5.1 for Windows and Mac
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