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Your pets are part of your family. For some us, they're closer than ACTUAL family.
Oregon is one of the few states that allows you to create pet trusts to care for your pets after you're gone. ORS 130.185 states that a trust can be created to care for your animals. These trusts end when your animal dies. Any remaining funds in the trust are passed on to other beneficiaries such as charities, family members, or friends who cared for the pet.
The long and short of it? Your adorable, beloved pets are in the best hands possible because the humans will have the money and the knowledge of how to best take care of them.
I care for disabled and sick animals. What will happen to them after my death?
A pet trust is ideal for you. When you care for disabled or sick animals, it's important to include them in your estate plan. Cold as it seems, your pets are considered personal property under traditional trust law. Of course, we know how they are part of your family.
When you have a disabled or sick pet, they may not easily find good homes after your death, and may even be considered a liability to your estate. A trust under ORS 130.185 is an excellent solution to provide for the care of your pets. We can help you.
I want my pets to be cared for, but I don't want them to inherit my entire estate? Should I use a pet trust?
Don't worry. This will not turn into a "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" situation. Incorporating some pet trust provisions in a revocable living trust might be the best way to go. (Also, I know, hacky reference. Sorry.)
What happens when my pets die?
After your pets live a long and happy life, cared for by your custom pet trust, you can specify that any remaining funds will pass to whomever you want. Popular choices include the Humane Society or the friends who took care of your pets.
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Portuguese Orange Torte
Chef's Note
"This is a wonderful dessert that is basically an egg crepe rolled up, jellyroll style. Bake time includes cooling time of 3 hours. I have made an orange curd filling to put in this, but it tastes wonderful, just as it is, topped with whipped cream. It works well as a breakfast treat, too."
READY IN:3hrs 40mins
Ingredients Nutrition
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 orange, juice and zest of
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- Preheat oven to 425.
- Generously grease and flour (make sure you include the sides) of a 15x10x1 inch jellyroll pan.
- With a mixer set at high speed, beat together the eggs and sugar for about 5 minutes, or until it is completely smooth and the sugar is dissolved.
- Stir in orange juice, rind and cinnamon.
- Pour into pan, and bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the mixture bubbles into hills and valleys, and the top is slightly brown in places.
- While torte is cooking, spread a clean kitchen towel (slightly larger than the torte) on the counter and sprinkle the 1/2 cup sugar over the towel.
- When the torte is done, remove from oven and run a knife around the edges to loosen it. Quickly turn it out onto the sugared towel and use the towel to roll it up from the shorter side.
- Let stand, covered by the towel for about 3 hours, or until slicing and serving.
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Third quarter Saturday night, my News Tribune colleague Dave Boling told me what he was noticing on the Seahawks' offensive line.
Less, if not any, zone blocking.
And as I paid closer attention, he was of course dead on. Veteran line coach Tom Cable had his most maligned unit in Seattle – even more than the mayor's office or city council – plowing the Detroit Lions' defense with straight-ahead, nothing-subtle, drive-your-guy-into-the-goal-post blocks.
"Tom really emphasized going at these guys," said rookie right guard Germain Ifedi, who put Detroit defensive tackle A'Shawn Robinson on his back, on his heels and on his way with the rest of his Lions out of the playoffs.
"Not as much mirroring them coming off the ball. We really worked this week on going forward and not really side to side. We wanted to go forward.
"I thought (Saturday) was a good start in the playoffs. And we're trying to build on it."
As Boling wrote about late Saturday, the results were revitalizing:
▪ A Seattle playoff-record 161 yards rushing from Thomas Rawls, his most since November 2015.
▪ A team total of 177 yards on a season-high 38 carries, the most since 44 rushes on Nov. 22, 2015, against San Francisco -- the same day Rawls romped for his career-high 209 yards.
▪ Russell Wilson's play-action passing game returning. Doug Baldwin benefitting with 11 catches in 12 targets for 104 yards and a touchdown he stole from even-more-open Jermaine Kearse in the end zone in the fourth quarter. Paul Richardson made three stupendous catches, including one for another touchdown with one arm while getting interfered with by a Detroit safety.
▪ And the Seahawks rolling the Lions 26-6 to advance to next Saturday's divisional round of the NFC playoffs at Atlanta.
"We had our identity," Rawls said. "We wanted to run the ball. We wanted to do it on the ground. We wanted to maintain our identity and stay true, and that's exactly what we did and showed.
"We've been running the ball. The offensive line has been doing a great job, a tremendous job. And we know that the defense is going to hold us down and those guys did a great job."
Baldwin appreciated the balance, the run setting up the pass, for a change this season. Seattle entered the playoffs having called 609 passes and 369 runs. That was almost opposite the 60-40 or 55-45 split the Seahawks had in favor of run over pass for the last four seasons -- while in the top four in the NFL in rushing.
"It opens up everything for us. I've told you guys before that everything runs through our run game," said Baldwin, who became Seattle's all-time postseason receptions leader with 50. "When Thomas Rawls is doing that, they can't help but put another safety in the box and then that gives us one-on-one matchups on the outside. You saw Paul Richardson take advantage of it, Jermaine, myself. We had a lot of opportunities in the passing game because of what Thomas was doing on the ground.
"I have to give a lot of credit to our offensive line. They were doing a hell of a job tonight, an unbelievable job tonight."
Pete Carroll apparently wanted to keep that cat that finally put the claw in the inconsistent offense inside the Seahawks' playoff bag.
When I asked Seattle's coach if this change to more straight-ahead blocking against Detroit's 18th-ranked rushing defense perhaps better fits his offensive line that has three first-time starters and has been seen as the anchor keeping the Seahawks from soaring, Carroll ... well, he didn't like that too much.
"We didn't do anything different tonight," Carroll said. "I know you think we changed the whole game plan and we changed schemes and everything; we didn't.
"We just did really well tonight, and guys were on it. I'm hoping ... I've been in support of these guys for quite some time now, really the second half of the season. We've had a couple games that weren't the way we wanted. But, really, go back and look at some of these numbers here for maybe six out of the last nine games or something like that, there have been a lot of runs."
Seattle had rushed 26, 30, 22, 29, 26, 30, 27 and 25 times in the last eight games before Saturday night. But in more of the angle, sliding blocking in Seattle's normal zone-run schemes, the Seahawks had produced only 72, 78 and 87 yards in its last three games of the regular season. Those were all against sub-.500 teams. The 87 on New Year's Day was against a San Francisco defense that was last in the NFL in rushing and overall defense this season.
"We've been making some yards, and Russell's contributed to that as well," Carroll said of quarterback ditching the knee brace he'd been wearing since he sprained it Sept. 25. "These guys have been coming on. Last week (at San Francisco) I thought was our best pass-protection week. Really, they pass protected very well (Saturday). The reason we got sacked a couple times (Saturday) is that we just couldn't get the ball out. Russ couldn't get the guy he needed to get open. They did a couple nice things in coverage. I thought the pass protection was good again.
"And these guys are growing up," the coach said of his offensive line. "They've been working at it. They've been battling all year long and they're kind of tired of hearing it. So, they're feeling pretty good about it."


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The result was made all the better as it was Real's first win at Dortmund in seven trips, having lost three and drawn three of their last six visits.
But why is this game so special?
While difficulty can be debated, there's no question that the Premier League is the most popular football league in the world. On Tuesday they finally succeeded so it is perhaps no surprise that the Portuguese was all smiles after his 150th game in UEFA club competition, his 400th in all for Madrid.
Andriy Yarmolenko starts in place of Christian Pulisic and former Real Madrid man Nuri Sahin comes in in place of Julian Weigl at the base of midfield.
Marcelo and Karim Benzema have suffered injuries and out of the clash along with longtime absentees Hernandez and Kovacic on Tuesday.
Real Madrid will face off against Borussia Dortmund at Germany's Signal Iduna Park in the Champions League this evening.
Peter Bosz will also be without long-term absentee Marco Reus, who continues to recover from a serious knee injury, while new signing Jadon Sancho is not in the squad for the competition.
In 'Battle of the Sexes,' King passes a baton to Emma Stone
Our editor is a woman. "We always have a good mix that way", added Faris. "I benefited in a big way from therapy", Stone revealed. Billie Jean King is a definitively adult role for the actress, who came up in teen comedy before winning an Oscar this past year.
Harry Kane bagged a hat-trick as Tottenham Hotspur beat APOEL Nicosia 3-0 at the GSP Stadium. Harry Kane is in excellent shape, and the best English striker improved his form since the global break significantly. We wanted to find again the best Madrid, with a lot of personality, and we showed that today.
Liverpool was held to a second draw in two Champions League games, struggling for fluency in a 1-1 draw away to Spartak Moscow. It is obvious who is the favorite and who is going to be the victor of this match.
A brilliant Kevin De Bruyne strike just after halftime broke the deadlock at the Etihad, as Manchester City beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 despite a missed penalty from Sergio Aguero. Both clubs are entering this contest after winning in the opening contests, and they are fantastic at the moment.
Lorenzo Insigne put Napoli ahead after picking up a loose ball in the middle of the Feyenoord half and delivering a low shot from distance.
Buerki denied the Welsh forward another, and Carvajal got back with a timely clearance to stop Aubameyang at the other end.
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The Roommate Chronicles, Part Two
The bed was freshly made, a rucksack all packed and ready sat on it. A knock sounded on the door and when I unlatched it, she burst in hollering, her cousin in tow. The other girls screamed out their hellos, and we had a happy reunion.
All because I'd been away for the weekend? I really couldn't fathom the ritual of the endless protestations of how much they'd missed me and the hugs. They've known me hardly a few weeks.
The first thing I noticed when I entered my empty room was that it was unusually clean. I had been away over the weekend, of course- but my roommate's bed was cleared of every trace of debris as well, even the thin once-pale-pink blanket that was normally kept folded at its foot was tucked away elsewhere.
And what a propitious moment the raucous girls had chosen for their warm welcome. I was on a conference call, and it was one of the few spells when I wasn't on mute and was being asked a question in a twangy drawl. Needless to say, I missed the point, didn't even realise I was being spoken to till my manager nudged me, mumbled a reply in my defence, and got away with it for the moment- thankfully. Why everybody in the house had to discover my existence that particular minute, I really cannot tell. Murphy's Law is a very cliched explanation I'm no longer willing to succumb to. There are other conspiracies at work.
I carried my phone out to the balcony to avoid screaming girls, only to be confronted by the relentless roar and thrum of the city, of the children playing in the clubhouse, of unrecognisable voices and sounds. When the crowds get you, they really clamp you inextricably in their jaws, and they're everywhere, invisible but relentlessly existent.
Having struggled through the call, I went back in. My roommate was lugging her rucksack and a suitcase out through the door. I looked at her questioningly. She just might have seen the slight, but almost certain, glint in my eyes.
"I told you I was going home. To Jaipur." Oh yes, she is from Punjab (and from Amritsar, in fact, as I had once predicted in a fit of reckless fun- creepy how these things turn out true), but she has lived in Gwalior and spent her vacations in Jaipur- no, we're not kindred spirits just because we have similar stories.
"I thought you were leaving tomorrow."
A long-winded explanation followed.
"I'll be back next Monday."
"Oh. A week. Have fun." I could barely keep the enthusiasm out of my voice, apparently. Because she seemed to read my mind- and I don't know if her reply was meant to be malicious or reassuring.
"Yes. It's just a week. Then I'll be back."
She looked contemplative.
"Yes, I'll be back for good. I won't go anywhere, I'll be here permanently."
She's nothing if not honest. True to her word, she has been home every waking (and sleeping) minute she doesn't spend at work, and even comes home in record time- relegating me permanently to the hall downstairs, where there is already a dent on one of the new sofa cushions.
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GutterBubbles Top 100 Songs of 2016 (part 3)
Jump to: Jimmy Eat World, JK Flesh, Julianna Barwick, Julien-K, Kanga, Klara Lewis, Korn, Kula Shaker, Leonard Cohen, Lisa Prank, Ludovico Einaudi, Mac Quayle, Mannequin Pussy, Marc Heal, Marissa Nadler, Maxwell, Mr. Lif, Nails, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds , Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
Jimmy Eat World – "Get Right" – Integrity Blues
Everybody remembers Jimmy Eat World's breakout song "The Middle." You couldn't escape that goddamn song for the better part of a year after its release and for good reason, it was a hell of a tune! But in the fifteen years since that song, Jimmy Eat World has largely flown under the radar, at least as far as mainstream popularity is concerned. That could all change if their new single "Get Right" from their album Integrity Blues is any indication. It's a foreboding cut of tumbling distortion and vocal hooks courtesy of Jim Adkins' seemingly age-proof voice. Most bands only catch lightning in a bottle once throughout their careers, but with songs this good Jimmy Eat World might just do it again. -Ryan Brun
JK Flesh – "Trinity" – Rise Above
Justin Broadrick has been pummeling audiences worldwide for the better part of the last two decades. Broadrick's band Godflesh are considered to be one of the pioneering bands that created industrial metal, paving the way for an entire genre to follow. But Broadrick didn't stop with Godflesh. Over his career, he's been involved with over 20 unique bands, some of which have lasted for decades, other for just a release. It's a prolific, breakneck pace for any artist to be sure. His latest release Rise Above under the moniker JK Flesh is quintessential Broadrick. "Trinity" is a propulsive, bass-heavy dirge that seems intent on grinding the listener down to a stub, but as the song unfolds it reveals several layers and textures that might just be overpowered in any of his other projects. It's haunting and beautiful all at once, music tailor made for the end of the world. -RB
Julien-K – "Solar" – California Noir – Chapter Two: Nightlife in Neon
Easily one of the biggest surprises of the year came from Orange County's Julien-K. Their double album California Noir made headlines before it was even released for being one of the most successfully run Indiegogo campaigns of all time, with the band raising four times the amount they were asking for to produce both albums. Surely, the band must have felt some pressure living up to the lofty expectations of their fans, but it doesn't show up in the slightest on California Noir. On "Solar" the band channels their best Duran Duran impression without sounding like a cheap rip off, instead bathing listeners in waves of retro synths, gorgeous piano leads and singer Ryan Shuck's vocal acrobatics. It feels like a throwback song while still having relevance in the future and is one of the coolest songs of the year. -RB
Julianna Barwick – "Same" – Will
Julianna Barwick's latest release Will sees the New York-based musician expand on themes that she's been developing throughout her stellar career. "Same" employs many of Barwick's usual methods. The sweeping drone of strings combine with countless layers of Barwick's voice, creating what feels like one sustained note for the songs near five minute duration. But pay close attention and you will find yourself discovering new sounds and textures with each passing listen. Julianna Barwick's music may not be ideal for say, a night out on the town, but it's the perfect soundtrack for the quiet, introspective moments of everyday life. Hell, "Same" is the sound of life and it's a lovely sound to get lost in. -RB
Kanga – "Going Red" – Kanga
After experiencing a downturn in popularity over the last decade, industrial music has seen a revitalization the last few years. Newer acts such as Author & Punisher, 3Teeth and Youth Code have spearheaded the genres comeback in recent years, but with the release of her self-titled debut earlier this year, Kanga seems primed to take over. Packed to the brim with razor sharp guitars and pulsating synths, Kanga delivers exactly the type of music rivetheads have long embraced but the album also delivers beautiful melodies and countless hooks not typically associated with industrial music (outside of maybe Nine Inch Nails). Take "Going Red" which initially sounds foreboding, even menacing, but quickly switches gears on an expansive chorus that'll leave you breathless. It's electro-pop with teeth and sure to leave you wanting more. -RB
Klara Lewis – "Us" – Too
Klara Lewis pushed ambient and prepared environment composition in new and interesting directions with Ett and Msuic. On Too she comes into her own as a composer in freely incorporating elements that were, in retrospect, mere experiments on previous releases, into a cohesive whole as on "Us," where voice, textures, sound design effects, beats and synth melodies blend together to create an otherworldly musical experience. -Tom Murphy
Korn – "Rotting In Vain" – Serenity of Suffering
Back in 1994 when Korn released their debut album, they conjured a sound so different and unique that they unknowingly backed themselves into a corner because of its sound. Their next few albums followed largely the same formula but by 2005's See You On the Other Side, the band began to branch out more and more with their sound leaving some longtime fans feeling lukewarm with the difference. All of that changed with this years Serenity of Suffering, which saw the Bakersfield quintet go back to their roots. Lead single "Rotting in Vain" is quintessential Korn. A dual 7-string assault from Munky and Head plays perfectly off Fieldy's bouncing bassline while singer Jonathan Davis unleashes one of his most memorable vocal performances in years. It's an updated yet familiar sound from one of the most creative and innovative bands of the last twenty years. -RB
Kula Shaker – "Infinite Sun" – K 2.0
With the recent resurgence of psychedelic rock permeating the airwaves, England's Kula Shaker has been criminally overlooked. On K 2.0, the bands first album in nearly six years, the band pushes their already unique sound to all new heights. Album opener "Infinite Sun" finds the band utilizing familiar (for them) traditional Indian instrumentation to set the mood before exploding into a full on, fuzz-drenched psych freak out. The way the song develops and grows over the course of its four and a half minutes is nothing short of extraordinary. A song (and album) this good should firmly entrench Kula Shaker as the leaders of the neo-psychedelic movement. -RB
Leonard Cohen – "You Want It Darker" – You Want It Darker
If 2016 had a theme song, it would likely be "You Want It Darker" from Leonard Cohen's last album of the same name. Cohen's trademark gravelly, half spoken-half sung vocals take front and center stage over a sparse backing track of subdued bass and drums accompanied by a choir of voices that provide the punctuation that Cohen's voice no longer could. It's a supremely dark four and a half minute meditation on death and regrets, the sound of a man knowing the end is coming and making amends with all of life's mystery. There couldn't have been a finer final chapter for one of the most revered songwriters of the past several decades. -RB
Lisa Prank – "Baby, Let Me Write Yr Lines" – Adult Teen
In the musical language of pop punk, Robin Edwards has penned a clever self-critical declaration of freedom from toxic relationships that hurt us from the inside out and our role in perpetuating the dynamic. That level of complexity isn't obvious from the song's simple structure and unvarnished delivery but that's what makes it truly great—making high minded conceptualization palatable. -TM
Ludovico Einaudi – "Elegy for the Arctic" – Single
Far and away the most important piece of music this year came courtesy of Italian pianist Ludovico Einaudi with his composition "Elegy for the Arctic." Ludovico teamed up with Greenpeace for the song which was released to raise awareness about the environmental crisis facing the Arctic regions. While "Elegy" clocks in at just under three minutes the impact of Eindaudi's composition is immense. The accompanying video heightens the sense of urgency behind the song, showing Einaudi playing the song on a platform in the middle of the Arctic Ocean and while the song itself is gorgeous on its own, it's the meaning behind the song which elevates it to one of the years best. To learn more, visit Greenpeace.org. -RB
Mac Quayle – "1.0_8-whatsyourask.m4p" – Mr Robot vol. 1 OST
A good movie or television show can be made even better with the appropriate soundtrack. All to often, it's a factor that the studio overlooks, either pairing completely inappropriate music with the onscreen action, or under-funding it to the point of useless Muzak dribble. Luckily, neither of those things occurred during the making of the fantastic series Mr. Robot. The computer hacker turned psychological thriller show leans heavily on the score produced by Mac Quayle. Like the show itself, the score is a multi-dimensional affair which keeps the listener on edge, never knowing which turn the music will take. At times, the hurricane of digital noise almost feels like too much to bear, all before pulling back to reveal a simpler song underneath. It's a brilliant piece of scoring by one of the most exciting modern composers today. -RB
Marc Heal – "Adult Fiction" – Adult Fiction
After fifteen years away from music, Marc Heal re-emerged in 2015 with the Compound Eye Sessions a split EP with Raymond Watts. As refreshing as it was to hear, it was easy to assume that it would be a one and done type of affair, so it was met with great excitement when Heal announced a new full-length in 2016. The first taste of new music from the long time Cubanate frontman arrived as the Adult Fiction EP, the title track being an incredible display of revitalized creativity. "Adult Fiction" combines Heal's captivating storytelling with propulsive new wave synth pop that would make Gary Numan green with envy. It's a different side of Heal than we've seen in the past, but one that hopefully sticks around for a while. -RB
Mannequin Pussy – "Romantic" – Romantic
The Romantic album from Mannequin Pussy is a headlong rewiring of punk and noise rock that pulls no punches and cuts to the heart of what's going on in the world. Then the title track takes some time out for some daydreaming on the nature of romance in the modern era with an incisive thoughtfulness. Then back to the beautiful fury of the rest of the record. -TM
Marissa Nadler – "Hungry is the Ghost" – Strangers
In Strangers Marissa Nadler has penned an entire album of songs that examine with an insightful delicacy of feeling the anomie and self-neglect of modern life. "Hungry Is the Ghost" is perhaps the most affecting of them all sounding like one of those heartbreaking girl group songs of the 60s but written using the sounds and sensibilities of modern dark folk and ambient music. Yet possessing that same sense of yearning for connection and resolution knowing it may not even be possible. -RB
Maxwell – "1990x" – BlackSUMMERS'night"
Maxwell's BlackSUMMERS'night, his first album in nearly seven years and second part of a planned trilogy, was exactly the type of album that 2016 needed. In a year filled with uncertainty, stress and death, Maxwell's latest album provided listeners a respite from the chaos of the year. "1990x" sees Maxwell seamlessly shift from a sensual croon to a downright jaw-dropping falsetto that recalls the finer moments of Al Green. Although the neo-soul movement largely lost steam in the early 2000's, songs like this one go to show that it wasn't simply a flash in the pan and Maxwell is undoubtedly one of the finest vocalists in modern R&B today. -RB
Mr. Lif – "Let Go (feat. Selina Carrera)" – Don't Look Down
Back in 2002, it seemed like Mr. Lif was going to be the next big thing in hip-hop. His incredible debut album I Phantom hit all of the right marks, from Lif's effortless flow to the records massive production largely courtesy of El-P. In my estimation, it was one of the greatest debut albums in hip-hop history, but for whatever reason fame and fortune never found Mr. Lif. Earlier this year as I scanned through new releases, I saw Lif was putting out a new LP and decided to check it out and from the opening moments of the albums lead single "Let Go" I was hooked. The seductive beat from Caliph-Now and gorgeous chorus hook from Selina Carrera were great starting points, but it was Lif's timeless voice and lyrical content that completely entranced me. Like reuniting with a long lost friend, Don't Look Down is familiar but still challenging enough and "Let Go" is the perfect starting point for reintroduction to one of the greatest MC's in recent memory. -RB
Nails – "You Will Never Be One of Us" – You Will Never Be One of Us
There isn't another band out there right now that can match the intensity of Oxnard California's Nails. Period. The bands latest release You Will Never Be One of Us is a 20 minute barrage of pure rage and ferocity about as subtle as a head on collision with a brick wall. The album's title track sets the tone for whats to come, with a wall of feedback leading to what can only be described as the most punishing minute of music committed to tape this year. The song serves as a line in the sand, meant to separate the weak from the strong, and if you're planning on surviving the full-on assault of Nails, you had better make sure you're fucking ready for it. -RB
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – "Anthrocene" – Skeleton Tree
Seemingly constitutionally incapable of mellowing or writing throwaway material, it's difficult to pick a best song from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' latest album Skeleton Tree. The whole album feels like it was written on dark, stormy nights in the summer in a lighthouse away from the distractions and psychological white noise of everyday civilization. "Anthrocene" edges slightly ahead because it has all the spacious piano, cycling drones in the background, spiraling synth tones, ghostly background vocals, flowing pulses of harmonics, white noise textures that individually make other songs on the record noteworthy but here feel like an orchestra evoking a cosmic despair so deep that you dare only feel little in small doses. -TM
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis – "Daedalus" – Mars OST
Overshadowed by the newest Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album, the score for National Geographic's Mars series is yet another stunning chapter in the Nick Cave and Warren Ellis songbook. While more varied than many of their past soundtracks, Cave and Ellis still produce a cohesive, if not fully immersive score. On "Daedalus" the duo use space to their advantage, sustaining long bends of ambient texture which slowly pile one on top of the other before introducing an isolated piano run that feels warm and inviting, especially giving its surroundings. It's a masterful stroke that only the most skilled musicians could dream up, let alone pull off. -RB


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New York Festivals® International Television & Film Awards Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes prominent industry leaders whose accomplishments and contributions have advanced their field and made a lasting impression on the industry. Since NYF's inaugural Lifetime Achievement in 2011, the competition has honored the industry's most respected executives. From legendary documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles to the 2017 recipient Tony Petitti, Chief Operating Officer of Major League Baseball, NYF's Lifetime Achievement Award is a tribute to a career whose hallmarks include not only achievements within their field, but also for their positive influence on the colleagues whose lives they have touched through their leadership.
The Lifetime Achievement Award presentation is the high-point of the annual awards ceremony where award-winners from prominent networks and production companies celebrate the world's most compelling stories being created by content creators from around the globe. The 2017 recipient will be honored at the Awards Gala held on April 25 at the annual NAB Show. This year's recipient's achievements will be an inspiration for the thousands of creative industry professionals and press who will attend NAB.
Whether they are involved in the creation process, writing, producing or directing news, sports or entertainment programming, or inventing innovative ways to engage viewers through break-through engineering and technical advances, their commitment to creating extraordinary content across all genres and platforms is inspirational.
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2017 – Tony Petitti, Chief Operating Officer of Major League Baseball. Petitti served as President & Chief Executive Officer of MLB Network (MLBN), where he oversaw all day-to-day operations, until formally joining the Office of the Commissioner in 2014. The record-setting launch of MLBN, which debuted on January 1, 2009 in 50 million cable and satellite homes, marked the largest in cable television history. Today, MLB Network is widely distributed in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. He also served as Executive Vice President and Executive Producer for CBS Sports, Senior Vice President, Negotiations for NBC Sports and as Vice President, Programming for ABC Sports.
2016 – David Hill, Legendary veteran sports executive, live event specialist and Father of FOX Sports. He also served as Senior Executive Vice President of 21st Century Fox, chairman of National Geographic Channels, was an executive producer at Fox for "American Idol" for the iconic show's final three seasons and produced the 88th Academy Awards telecast. The consummate innovator, Mr. Hill influenced the medium via expanded use of technology to enhance the at-home experience for sports television viewers.
2015 – Ken Aagaard, EVP, Innovation and New Technology for CBS Sports. With a media career spanning over four decades, including 18 Super Bowls, five World Series, and three Olympics, Aagaard is one of sports television's most respected broadcast executives. Mr. Aagaard introduced multiple critically acclaimed technical achievements including EyeVision, a new technology showing replays in 3-D introduced at Super Bowl XXXV, and Swing Vision, a super-slow motion breakdown for replaying golf swings. Past chairman of Sports Video Group, Aagaard chairs the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame and the SVG Broadcasting Fund.
2014 – David Mazza, Senior Vice President and CTO, NBC Sports Group. Mazza's technical work has spanned the worlds of sports, entertainment, and news. His Olympic career has spanned over 20 years with the Rio Olympics marking his 14thOlympic Games. Projects undertaken during his four decade career includes multiple Championships at Wimbledon; numerous Super Bowls; multiple seasons of Championship Boxing on HBO and seasons of NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs and Finals; and the first three MTV Video Music Awards, and a long list of others. He and his team were instrumental in the building of NBC Sports Group's headquarters: a state-of-the-art International Broadcast Center.
2013 – Susan Zirinsky, Senior Executive Producer of the CBS News broadcast 48 HOURS. In addition to her work on 48 HOURS, now in its 29th full season, Zirinsky routinely is the Senior Executive Producer of breaking news specials events for CBS News. Her extensive journalism career at CBS News has provided her with a front seat to some of the iconic moments in TV news history. Zirinsky was also the executive producer of CBS News' historic and award-winning "9/11" broadcast
2012 – Geoffrey Mason, One of sports television's most accomplished executives; he has more than 40 years of domestic and international production experience, including seven Olympic Games, six World Cups, and multiple America's Cup races. Mason has worked for ABC, NBC, Fox, ESPN, and NFL Network over five decades in the business, mentoring hundreds of co-workers along the way. Mason has served as head of production planning for UEFA EUROs and FIFA World Cup soccer.
2011 – Albert Maysles, Legendary documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles received NYF's inaugural Television & Film Lifetime Achievement Award. Called "the greatest American cameraman" by Jean-Luc Godard, Albert, along with his brother David (1932-1987), is recognized as a pioneer of direct cinema. His unsurpassed body of work totals more than 40 films, including: Gimme Shelter, chronicling the Rolling Stones epic 1969 tour; Grey Gardens, the intimate portrait of East Hampton recluses Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter "Little Edie"; and Muhammad and Larry.
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If you're fond of deep-sea fish and sea foods, you may have to think twice as increasing levels of mercury contaminate the seas, and endanger people's lives
By Henrylito D. Tacio
"If there's Walking Dead Part 8, it might be here in Sta. Lourdes," Gerry Valena, a longtime resident of the area, admitted to Redempto D. Anda, a correspondent of Philippine Daily Inquirer. He likened his barangay to the setting of the popular zombie television series as homes and farms are deserted.
Sta. Lourdes along with Tagburos, both located near the Honda wharf in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, are "slowly being poisoned with mercury even after mining operations there stopped more than 30 years ago," according a recent study conducted by the Department of Health (DOH).
"A random testing conducted by the DOH on 104 residents yielded positive results for mercury in their blood and hair samples, and noted symptoms of contamination in neurological and physical assessments," the news report said.
The city government and national government have been asked "for help to undertake a comprehensive medical treatment for residents," according to Valena who heads the barangay council's environment committee. Medical treatment costs from as low as PhP 30,000 to as high as PhP 200,000 per patient.
Although the roughly 10,000 residents are advised to leave the homes, not most of them are willing to do so. "Many remain unperturbed by the magnitude of the problem, already described by authorities as 'reaching crisis proportions,'" the news report said.
The mercury contamination reportedly came a mine pit that was abandoned by the now-defunct Palawan Quicksilver Mine, Inc. "This contaminated pit ran down to the Tagburos River, which flows into ecotourism destination Honda Bay in Barangay Tagburos," another news report said.
"Consumption of fish harvested from contaminated water bodies was blamed for mercury poisoning cases. Traces of mercury were also found in fish and shellfish around the wharf area in Santa Lourdes," it added.
The recent event is not the first occurrence in the Philippines. There were several other mercury contamination that happened in the past since mining is one of the biggest industries in the country. It must be recalled that in 1987 the Philippines was the toast of the news around the world when mercury poisoning was reported in Tagum, then a booming town of Davao del Norte.
Mark Fineman, then a staff writer of the Los Angeles Times, made a thorough special report starting with the death of Aquim, the son of Antonio Torino from acute mercury poisoning. "The first in what health authorities say could be a toll of hundreds, or even thousands, in the next few years unless the government takes drastic action now," he penned.
In his report, dated May 31, 1987, Fineman wrote: "The seeds of Tagum's environmental disaster were sown more than three years ago, when this remote town near the southern coast of the southernmost large island of Mindanao became the hub of Asia's biggest gold rush.
"Prospectors had discovered a gold vein in Tagum's province of Davao del Norte rivaling that of the richest regions of South Africa, a mother lode so rich that tens of thousands of peasants-turned-prospectors flocked here from throughout the nation. In the last 16 months alone, those once impoverished farmers have cashed in more than $281 million worth of gold. Tagum was transformed from a rural basket case into a Mecca of opportunity.
But Tagum had a price to pay for the boom. "The gold rush spawned hundreds of unlicensed, small-time refineries, most of them in the heart of the town. All of them use liquid mercury as part of a crude method for drawing the gold from the ore," Fineman wrote.
"The ore is first mixed with water in a giant tumbling machine, called a ball mill. The tumbling action pulverizes the ore. The refiner then places some of the ore-and-water mixture in a shallow wooden pan and adds the liquid mercury. As the refiner kneads and massages the mixture, the mercury and gold form into a malleable lump.
"To separate the gold from the mercury, the amalgam is burned with crude blowtorches, vaporizing most of the mercury into the air. The liquid waste in the pan, which includes leftover mercury, is dumped into the canals leading to the rivers that provide the island's drinking water and food for the fish that the island's residents eat."
Mercury poisoning is almost always associated with Minamata disease. It is named after a port city in southeastern Kyushu in Japan. It was first reported in 1953 when 13 persons were suffering from what was then a strange malady.
A historical narrative for Michiko Ishimure, who won the 1973 Ramon Magsaysay Award for publicizing writings about the Minamata disease, shared this information: "(The strange malady) usually manifested itself first in numbness and a 'drunken' loss of coordination, which progressively led to a total loss of the ability to walk, speak, write, see, hear, smell and feel. In its later stages, it resulted in severe deformation of the body, convulsions, fantastic behavior and death."
By 1956, some 52 persons were known sufferers and by 1958, the Minamata City Hospital had to add a wing to accommodate the patients. It was not until in July 1959 that Japanese medical experts identified mercury as the cause of what became officially known as Minamata Disease.
In 1965, Minamata disease was again reported in Niigata, on the East Coast of Honshu. Again, scientists made public their definite conclusion: the disease was from mercury emptied into the river.
Meanwhile, a new study published in the journal, Science Advances, showed that rising temperatures – caused by global warming – could boost mercury levels in fish by up to seven times the current rates.
"(The researchers) have discovered a new in which warming increases levels of the toxin in sea creatures," wrote Matt McGrath, environment correspondent for BBC News. "In experiments, they found that extra rainfall up the amount of organic material flowing into the seas. This alters the food chain, adding another layer of complex organisms which boost the concentration of mercury up the line."
McGrath further wrote: "In a large laboratory, Swedish researchers recreated the conditions found in the Bothnian sea sanctuary. They discovered that as temperatures increase, there is an increased run-off of organic matter into the world's oceans and lakes. This encourages the growth of bacteria at the expense of phytoplankton."
Dr. Erik Bjorn from the Umea University in Sweden was quoted as saying: "When bacteria become abundant in the water, there is also a growth of a new type of predators that feed on bacteria. You basically get one extra step in the food chain and methylmercury is enriched by about a factor of ten in each such step in the food web."
Mercury, a naturally occurring element in the Earth's crust, is one of the world's most toxic metals. It is released into the atmosphere with natural events such as volcanic activity. The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) considered mercury as "one of the top ten threats to public health."
Actually, there are two types of mercury: inorganic and organic. Metallic mercury, which is a type of inorganic mercury, is used in familiar items such as fluorescent lights, batteries, and thermometers. The methyl mercury is a type of organic mercury. It is a white powdery substance and smells like the sulfur in a hot spring. It is easily absorbed from the stomach into the blood and carried to the liver and kidney, and then the brain and even the fetus, where it is absorbed and concentrated and causes great damage to the human body.
"Human activities like coal burning, gold mining and chloralkali manufacturing plants currently contribute the vast majority of the mercury released into our environment," explained Dr. Anne M. Davis, an assistant professor of nutrition and dietetics director at the Didactic Program in Dietetics of the University of New Haven.
In an article which Live Science published, author Alina Bradford wrote: "When mercury is released into the atmosphere, it dissolves in fresh water and seawater. A type of mercury called methylmercury is most easily accumulated in the body and is particularly dangerous."
A paper published by the Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health said that about 80 percent-90 percent of organic mercury in a human body comes from eating fish and shellfish, and 75 percent-90 percent of organic mercury existing in fish and shellfish is methylmercury.
The US National Institutes of Health said that mercury poisoning is a slow process that can take months of years. Since the process is so slow, most people don't realize they are being poisoned right away.
"The populations most vulnerable to mercury are pregnant women (because it affects fetuses) and small children," wrote Linda Greer, Michael Bender, Peter Maxson, and David Lennett, authors of Curtailing Mercury's Global Reach, one of the reports included in the "State of The World" published by Worldwatch Institute.
"A child's brain develops throughout the first several years of life, and mercury interferes with development of the neuron connections in the brain crucial to a healthy nervous system. High levels of prenatal and infant mercury exposure can cause mental retardation, cerebral palsy, deafness, or blindness," the four authors noted.
Even in much lower doses, mercury exposure is still dangerous. "(It) may affect a child's development, leading to such results as poor performance on neurobehavioral tests, particularly those relying on attention, fine motor function, language, visual spatial abilities (such as drawing), and verbal memory," the four authors pointed out.
In adults, chronic mercury poisoning can cause memory loss, tremors, vision loss, and numbness of the fingers and toes and can adversely affect fertility and blood pressure regulation. There's also a growing body of evidence that suggests that exposure to mercury may also contribute to heart disease in adults.
Humans have had a long history with mercury, and it is well known, for instance, that mercury was used in the gold plating of the Great Buddha in Nara, and in the Edo period in medicine and facial powder. Furthermore, Japanese place names such as Niu indicate areas where mercury was produced and used long ago.
Mercury has long been known to be toxic; the phrase "mad as a hatter" refers to the 19th-century occupational disease that resulted from prolonged contact with the mercury used in the manufacture of felt hats. Some workers today, especially laboratory technicians, nurses, and machine operators, continue to be exposed to mercury on the job.
In the United States, most mercury pesticides have been withdrawn from the market, and many countries banned ocean dumping of mercury and other pollutants in 1972. In 1991, production of mercury containing interior and exterior paints in the US was phased out.
But despite the banning of dumping of mercury in the oceans, levels of mercury in the global environment have risen sharply over the past two centuries due to man-made releases from industrial processes, products, mining, waste disposal, and coal combustion.
Although it travels through the atmosphere, it settles in oceans and waterways, where naturally occurring bacteria absorb it and convert it to methylmercury. Here's what happened, according to Bradford:
"Once in the water, mercury makes its way into the food chain. Inorganic mercury and methylmercury are first consumed by phytoplankton, single-celled algae at the base of most aquatic food chains. Next, the phytoplankton are consumed by small animals such as zooplankton. The methylmercury is assimilated and retained by the animals as waste products. Small fish that eat the zooplankton are exposed to food-borne mercury that is predominantly in the methylated form. These fish are consumed by larger fish, and so on until it gets to humans."
Predatory fish such as large tuna, swordfish, king mackerel, pike, walleye, barracuda, and marlin contain the highest methylmercury concentrations.
"As a result, this contaminant now endangers people on every continent, exceeding established safe levels in various fish and marine mammals and threatening the viability of wildlife populations as well, the Worldwatch authors wrote.
"Predatory fish such as large tuna, swordfish, king mackerel, pike, walleye, barracuda, and marlin contain the highest methylmercury concentrations"
July 2017 Health and Lifestyle


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SINGAPORE -- Singapore shares closed lower Wednesday on continued profit-taking following last week's strong gains.
The Straits Times Index fell 5.12 to 1942.65. Declining stocks led advancing stocks 391 to 118, while 102 stocks remained unchanged. Volume of trade fell sharply to 452 million shares from Tuesday's 850 million.
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Jazz is her specialty, yet singer, songwriter, musicologist, Maggie Brown is an expressive storyteller. Her connection to Terkel began before she was born when her father, Oscar Brown, Jr. started his radio broadcast (and subsequently show business) career side by side with Studs in the radio series SECRET SOCIETY. Maggie will share songs and poetry from not only her family's rich catalog, but also from blues and folk genres including repertoire from some of Terkels' favorites like Mahalia Jackson. The brunch Mother's Day Brunch atmosphere will also be painted with excerpts from radio broadcast of Oscar and Studs being interviewed.
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Sierra Space Saver Loft Twin Over Twin Bed – Chests, Desk And Stairs
An innovative, resourceful idea that is well executed will always prove its usefulness when put to practical use. This is true of the Sierra Space Saver Loft Twin Over Twin Bed – Chests, Desk and Stairs bunk bed that is an asset to any child's room. This Swiss army knife of bunk beds gives character to its surroundings and creates a homely, yet lively atmosphere that is bound to make any child feel special.
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so this is what my meals look like. i got me my staples. for breakfast, it's eggs. for the other three meals of the day, i include, as much as possible, veggies and chicken.
to make it easier to remember what i can eat, i just stay away from any carbs that can be white. no sugars, too. the only sweetener i can consume is stevia.
sometimes, like what i mentioned in a previous post, my cravings get the better of me and what i eat instead are these:
got me this corndog before watching a movie. actually, my brother bought it. i bought the tickets for the movie and he took care of dinner.
lunch out with my mom at pancake house. i love their burgers there so that was what i ordered. heh.
afternoon snack while waiting for my mom finish doing the groceries. this is my favorite. a california maki twister. 😛
wait, now. in my defense. in my defense, i… i…
i got nothin'. i got no excuse but stupidity and laziness. pffff.
i told my accountability partner, aka my wife, that from now on, i won't leave the house without my prepared meals with me. a bit of an inconvenience, sure, but a small price to pay in exchange for my goal. 😉


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Luxagraf has become a bit like an iceberg over the years. I keep adding things to it, but never actually make them public. So I decided to try making some of it more public.
This will lead you to some of the previously submerged stuff that doesn't always neatly fit in with the travel narrative portion of luxagraf.
Photo Galleries
Once upon a time I posted photographs in galleries mostly separate from the writing posts. This was back when Flickr was a heavily used service with a wonderful API that made it easy for me to upload things via Flickr and pull them in here. I don't do that anymore, but I've preserved all the old galleries if you'd like to see some photos from around the world in 2005-2010.
Figments of Imagination
I dislike the term "fiction" because it implies that there is a non-fiction and I categorically deny that such a thing can exist. So I call these stories "less true stories mostly made up" and hope for the best, where "the best" is that you enjoy them.
For a while I had another blog at the URL longhandpixels.net. I made a few half-hearted attempts to make money with it, which I refuse to do here. I felt uncomfortable with the marketing that required and a little bit dirty about the whole thing. I don't want to spend my life writing things that will draw in people to buy my book. Honestly, I don't care about selling the book. Long story short; I shut down longhandpixels and created luxagraf:src.
I wear glasses because as a child I would stay up late, covers pulled over my head, reading by the dim light of a dying flashlight. At least that's what an eye doctor told me when I was younger. Probably a load of crap, but I still love reading and I still often do it by poor light far later in the night than is reasonable.
I've always taken notes while reading so I thought might as well put them online. So here you have it, books I've read and things I've thought about them.
The National Parks Project
"If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you'll come to understand that you're connected with everything." – Alan Watts
Being connected is part of travel. If you aren't connected to everything, then why would you go? Some of my first travels were trips to America's National Parks — Sequoia, Zion, Yosemite, Canyonlands — I am connected to these places. This a partial retracing those connections as well as an attempt to find more.


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Private patients and children on the NHS are treated at this dental clinic located in Chorley, Lancashire. The air conditioned clinic is fitted with the latest equipment and cutting edge techniques are used to give patients a positive experience. Services provided at the clinic include detailed first visit examinations, routine examinations, fillings and extractions, teeth whitening, root canal treatments, placement of smile improving crowns, bridges and veneers, fitting protective appliances, fitting dentures and the surgical placement of dental implants.
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Things Remembered Charm Bracelet:
An 8 inch chain bracelet that can be personalize with engraved charms. I am wearing mine now - it has three charms. One has the day my husband and I got married. Two others have the names and birthdates of my boys. I LOVE this bracelet more than I could have imagined!
Personalized Necklace:
I have a set of dog tags with my boys names on it and birthdates. Casual and I love it! But, the person I got it from is no longer in business. :SAD: So I looked around Etsy and found another GORGEOUS necklace. Rectangular tags that can be personalized with your children's names from magpiedesignz.
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Pre-shrunk, 100% cotton tees that are feminine, fitted, available in an array of colors and can be personalized with children's (and grandchildren's) names!
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This is another way of having a bracelet personalized with your children's names. In this instance the designer uses smooth shiny and corrugated beads, creating an elegant beaded Mothers bracelet. This bracelet design is available in one to four strands, one name per strand.
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This is yacpatty from Harrisburg, Pa. Dr. Bridwell decompressed, removed a synovial cyst and fused with BMP and rods and screws L4-L5. Three days after the surgery I was running the halls of the hospital with absolutely no problem. My surgical pain was minimum and virtually gone in a matter of weeeks. My first two weeks were wonderful. No significant ankle and leg pain. Well week 3 and now week 4 have been a different story and I am a little down right now. First, let me say that at 2.5 weeks after surgery, my husband and I got a call from my mother in Virginia that she had fallen so we have now been here for two weeks going to doctors, hospitals, inpatient rehabs, lawyers, state assistance offices, and all the while having to do a zillion errands for my mother in addition to getting meals. My husband is a saint. he has done it all and more...there is no one like him and I am so blessed. I have really tried watcing my body mechanics but once in a while, I slip up and discover I made a slight move I shouldn't have. I have been on my feet way too long most days. Here is my concern. On my way home from St. Louis on Dec 23rd, it turned out to be a full day getting home with a 5 hr layover. I experience excruciating groin pain. I did have groin pain when I walked to far before surgery. Now after walking a mile, I get pain that jumps from one thing to another....usually not at the same spot at the same time...for example, fullness around ankles and legs, groin pain, generalized fatigue and achiness. I did have these symptoms, but worse symptoms than these, presurgery. I dont think this will ever go away. Do any of you think any differently. I was hoping with surgery i would be able to walk 3-4 miles without pain. Now I don't think this will ever happen. I am wondering if Dr. Bridwell should have fused me L3-sacrum and if any of this pain is coming from those levels that weren't perfect. Please see my signature line. Can any of you give me any encouragement or advice. I am only taking 2 pain pills a day as I don't want to over-use them and that 3rd pill in the evening can make me feel dazed. Any advice will help. Are there any of you who had groin pain or same presurgery pain to some degree that did eventully go away. HELP!!!! Patty


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The star studded night we had all been waiting for has been and gone! The BT Sport Industry Awards 2017 celebrated the best in the sporting business, hosted at the fabulous Battersea Evolution in London. With over 1,500 attendees, celebrities, sports stars, industry leaders and some of the best brands and agencies in the business all graced the red carpet.
Some of the top winners of the night were Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill CBE who was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Sport Award in association with Vitality and Sir Philip Cavan MBE, head of the Paralympic Committee was handed the Leadership in Sport Award in association with Nolan Partners.
Thomas Lyte has been proud to work alongside Sport Industry as the offical Designers and Makers of the prestogious awards for the last 16years. Each award takes 3 silversmiths to sculpte and goes through 7 different processes including:
- casting
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Once finished the award weighs 2.5kg and stands at 30cm tall!
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wondering were I might source a new knife for an old new holland 140 combine?? it is a 11.5 foot knife, or even a 12 foot that could be cut. The knife has a ball joint type end on it. The two knives with it have broke and been welded several times, but they seem to be increasingly fond of breaking at the rivet holes.
Tried local new holland dealer but no joy, would there be any newer combine that might share a similar knife or anything??


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Lance and I are going to see the Old 97's!!! I can't explain how excited I am. I love this band, but have yet to see them perform live. I have attempted to see them three times. The first time, I was celebrating my birthday with two friends at La Strada and was supposed to meet Lance later to go out. I have no recollection of what happened that day except my friend Mark shouting at me to wake up. La Strada will do that to you. The next time I was set to go was on my birthday again. A week and a half after Goose was born. For some reason, Lance didn't think going to a concert that soon after his birth would be smart. Who thinks I sulked about that decision? The last time the Old 97's were in town, I was pregnant with Kobra and huge, but that wasn't going to stop me. So we went to the venue, and the show was sold out. I almost died. I was begging Lance to do something, anything to get me in the show. I have a thing about getting concert tickets ahead of time, as in I never get tickets in advance. Usually, it's a pain, but I manage to get into shows by either sneaking in or paying somebody to let me in.
Tonight there won't be any problems at all. My wonderful husband has already purchased our tickets. I feel like dirt due to allergies, but I don't care. I will be there tonight!
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Tonight's The Night!!!
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Really enjoyed meeting you and Lance last night. Sorry to talk your ear off about my sons!ReplyDelete
We loved the show! The Old 97's have never disappointed us in all the times we have seen them. Glad you finally got to see them live!
I loved meeting you guys too. And there is never too much boy talk!ReplyDelete
The concert was awesome! Love Rhett Miller!
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Within the UAE
Atlantis's Visa family fun Package
The deal includes a one-night stay in a deluxe room, a Dhs800 dinner voucher at a choice of three restaurants (Ronda Locatelli, Rostang or Levantine), breakfast for two adults and two children, a voucher at ShuiQi Spa & Fitness and an afternoon session at the kids' club for two children. Redeem the offer by presenting your Visa card.
Dhs1,595 per family. Valid June 10-September 30 2012. Atlantis The Palm, Palm Jumeirah, www.atlantisthepalm.com/promotionpages/visa.aspx (04 426 0000).
Ibn Battuta Gate's sun, sea, shopping and spa weekend
Bask in the sun, laze at the beach, relax at the spa, shop 'til you drop.
Dhs625 (superior room), Dhs1,125 (executive suite). GCC residents only. Valid Wed-Sat until August 18 2012. Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel (04 444 0440).
iKandy indulgence package
Start your weekend by the pool on Friday afternoon, followed by free-flowing beverages (8pm-11pm) at iKandy Lounge on Friday evening. Enjoy a stay in a deluxe room before heading back to iKandy for a poolside barbecue on Saturday, followed by a nice, late 6pm check-out.
Dhs1,555 per room per night. Ongoing. Shangri-La Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Road (04 405 2825).
InterContinental and Crowne Plaza's VIK & VIP Experience
Every child under 12 receives a VIK (Very Important Kid) club membership card, which entitles him or her to a free extra bed per room, free meals from the kids' menu at selected outlets, plus free pizza and ice cream. The VIP (Very Important Parents) experience includes a Dhs200 shopping voucher, Dhs200 dining voucher and Dhs200 spa voucher with every stay in a one- or two-bedroom suite, and bowling vouchers for two people. Minimum stay three nights.
From Dhs800 (InterContinental); from Dhs600 (Crowne Plaza). Until September 30 2012. InterContinental Dubai Festival City (04 701 1110); Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City (04 701 2220).
Jumeirah Summer Flavours at Madinat Jumeirah, Jumeirah Beach Hotel and Jumeirah Zabeel Saray
Add some zest to your summer and treat yourself to complimentary breakfast with a choice of lunch or dinner in any of the 37 participating restaurants for the entire duration of your stay, plus access to Wild Wadi waterpark and private beaches. Minimum stay five nights.
From Dhs1,100 per night. Until September 30 2012 (04 364 7133).
Kempinksi The Palm's GCC residents summer package
Enjoy private beach access, selection of non-motorised watersports and leisure activities.
From Dhs1,750 for two adults. GCC residents only (ID required). Valid until September 15 2012 (excluding August 18-21). Kempinski Hotel and Residences Palm Jumeirah, firstname.lastname@example.com (04 444 2000).
Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi
The all-inclusive weekend package at Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi on Saadiyat Island offers a one-night stay in a sea-view room, including unlimited food and beverages during the entire stay.
Dhs1,600 per couple per room. Valid until August 31 2012 . www.abudhabi.park.hyatt.com (02 407 1234).
Yas Viceroy's family fun package
The deal includes an overnight stay at the Yas Island hotel, plus day tickets to Ferrari World Abu Dhabi for two adults and two children less than 1.5m tall. The price includes two rooms, plus breakfast for the whole family.
From Dhs990 per night. Valid until September 15 2012. Yas Viceroy Hotel, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi (02 656 0700).
Further afield
Emirates Holidays discounts for Visa cardholders: Brazil, South Africa, Spain and China
Visa debit and credit card holders can get a 15 percent discount on selected Emirates Holidays destinations throughout 2012. Travel to Brazil and South Africa until Saturday June 30 2012 or travel to Spain or China for 15 percent less until Monday July 30. Visa cardholders can get a five percent discount at any time during 2012.
Gran Meliá Fenix, Madrid
Pay for three nights and stay for four, and enjoy benefits such as exclusive butler service and concierge, private reception area, amenities and late checkout.
From Dhs1,400 per room per night. Valid July 27-August 9 2012. Hermosilla 2, Madrid (+34 9 1431 6700).
Hilton's Great Getaway
Save up to 40 percent when you book at selected Hilton destinations across the world.
Prices vary. Book by July 23 and stay by September 30 2012. hhonors1.hilton.com (+44 8705 466677).
Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Spa Resort, Mauritius
Stay seven nights for the price of five and enjoy unlimited green fees at Golf du Château.
Dhs1,010 per night including breakfast (seven-night minimum stay). Valid June 1-September 30 2012. www.heritageletelfair.mu (+23 0266 9700).
InterContinental Doha The City family special
Children under the age of 12 stay for free, and you'll receive complimentary meals for the duration of your stay. Hotel guests also receive (Dhs302) worth of restaurant vouchers.
Rooms from Dhs645 per night. Valid until September 1 2012. www.ichotelsgroup.com (+974 4484 4444).
Java, Indonesia: six-day wellness and eco-adventure
This yogalates retreat will involve spa pampering, three healthy meals a day, a cooking lesson, trekking and lots of yogalates.
Dhs9,300 for an all-inclusive couple's package. Valid October 20-26 2012. www.yogalatesblissindubai.com.
One & Only Reethi Rah, Maldives
Stay five nights and only pay for four. Offer includes free half board for two people in Reethi restaurant and complimentary shared return boat transfers for two people from/to Malé International Airport.
Prices from Dhs2,909 per night pr couple. Valid until October 19 2012. reethirah.oneandonlyresorts.com.
Radisson Blu Hotel Sandton, Johannesburg
Stay three nights during the week (Monday to Thursday) or two nights at weekends (Friday to Saturday) and get 15 percent off.
Until August 31 2012. email@example.com (+27 11 245 8000).
Six Senses Zighy Bay's Sense of Oman wellness programme
Stay three nights in a luxury pool villa and get breakfast and a personal wellness consultation.
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ORLANDO -- Brandon Bass dropped into the Orlando Summer League on Wednesday to catch up with members of the Celtics organization and pledged to be blissfully unaware of -- or at least unmoved by -- all the changes that have occurred since the team's season ended in early May.
Doc Rivers' departure? "I don't even watch that stuff. … I wasn't following it. … That's strange, but he's [in Los Angeles]. I don't really have an opinion about that," Bass offered.
An overhauled roster? "I don't have no impressions, I don't have no feelings. … I don't really get too caught up into what happens, as far as the business side of it. It's out of my control," he answered.
His role next season? "I haven't really thought about my role. I just think that I'm going to come in being the best Brandon Bass I can be, and that's all I can take care of," Bass said.
All this talk of rebuilding and tanking? "I don't really try to be too smart of a guy, as far as thinking about basketball and being an analyst. I just take care of myself," he said.
Sipping a yogurt smoothie and looking typically fit, Bass exchanged greetings with members of Boston's summer staff, spent some time behind the team bench at the start of an afternoon tilt with the Houston Rockets, then had his first face-to-face meeting with new head coach Brad Stevens.
Here's the thing about Bass: He's the consummate pro. He's always in top shape, he always plays hard, he rarely opens his mouth and he's proven time and again that he can be an extremely valuable player.
But here's the problem: Bass owns a high salary number ($6.45 million next season) at a position with a growing logjam in Boston. The Celtics have drafted four big men over the past two drafts, including forward Jared Sullinger, who took over Bass' starting job at power forward last season before back woes ended his rookie campaign.
Bass, who yo-yoed in and out of the starting lineup last season, rarely complained about his situation. His stats suffered as his playing time dipped by four minutes per game -- this in the first season of a three-year, $19.4 million contract extension -- but he thrived late when Kevin Garnett got injured, and he was one of Boston's best players in the postseason (particularly defensively when asked to guard New York's Carmelo Anthony).
When the Celtics talk about the future, players and staff point to a young core they hope can keep the team afloat. When that core is cited, the names checked often include Rajon Rondo, Jeff Green, Avery Bradley and Sullinger. Sometimes role players Courtney Lee and rookie Kelly Olynyk get mentioned, too.
And Bass, much like his on-court contributions, flies quietly under the radar, which only makes you wonder if he's part of the team's future.
At 28, Bass projects to be one of the oldest players on the roster next season; of Boston's returning players, only Shavlik Randolph is older. Even with just two years of experience in Boston, Bass is one the longer-tenured players.
But his salary leaves his future a bit uncertain. With younger, cheaper options at his position, which would again limit his role, it could help Boston unclog its salary structure to move Bass for either an expiring deal or future assets.
In a rare offseason in which Bass, who has played for four teams in eight NBA seasons, should be enjoying some security, the question looms about whether he's got long-term roots in Boston.
Not surprisingly, Bass brushes off any chatter about his future.
"I've just got to take care of myself, to be ready to succeed in whatever situation that presents itself," Bass said. Asked if he thought the Celtics would make more moves this offseason, Bass added, "I don't know. I've got kids, man. … They don't pay me enough to do all that. I've just got to play basketball."
Bass clearly prefers to stay out of the spotlight, and he laughed when reporters playfully chided him about recently joining Twitter and becoming a social media star. Bass said he's been splitting time between Florida and his native Louisiana while working out for next season.
If he's part of Boston's future, he likes what the team has left. "I just think that what we've got, we can win with it," he said. "We've got a great young group, and we could build, so I'm ready to build."
The question is whether the Celtics desire to build with Bass. At summer league, he got an up-close glimpse of Olynyk, a 7-footer who has shown he has NBA-ready talents and will be looking to eat up some of those available minutes at Bass' position.
One thing is certain: Bass will go back into summer hibernation, work his tail off and be ready to give 100 percent wherever he reports in late September.
"I just need to be Brandon Bass and do my job," he said. "Come in ready, come in good shape and contribute any way I can."


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NANDO'S swung back into profit last year after the restaurant chain, famous for its flame-grilled peri-peri spiced chicken, lured more customers through its doors.
The company posted £14.7m in profits before tax in the year to 26 February compared with a £7.1m loss the previous year, accounts filed at Companies House show.
Nando's acquired Clapham House Group, the company behind Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) and The Real Greek for £30m in 2010 and sold the latter in June.
Sales across Nando's 313 outlets, which include 53 GBK restaurants increased to £419.6m in the period from £338.8 the previous year.
Nando's was founded in South Africa in 1987 by Fernando Duarte and Robert Brozin and has expanded worldwide through franchising. The UK arm is owned by the Enthoven family-controlled investment company Capricorn Ventures, which opened the first Nando's in London in 1992.
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2016 Easton XL3 Review
The 2016 Easton XL3 is the best tool to use to elevate your game in the field. It is created with power players in mind, being packaged to enhance energy behind each ball. It contains the HMX Hyperlite Matrix Alloy barrel which has a big sweet spot at the same time preserving excellent durability, with an added long barrel shape which offers a superior pop with consistency.
This bat also features the new Hyperskin grip and extra-thin handle removes vibration to enhance the player's feel at the plate and offering the extra confidence required to dominate the game.
- Extended monster barrel shape offers more pop upon every swing
- A new 1.2mm Hyperskin Bat Grip
- 2 1/4 Inch Barrel Diameter
- 29/32 inches extra-thin handle with Hyperskin grip which removes vibration
- HMX Hyperlite Matrix Alloy barrel which offers excellent durability and expanded sweet spot
- USSSA 1.15 BPF Thumbprint Stamp
Pros and Cons
- It is end-loaded : weight distribution
- No break-inn period is required
- Very light weight
- Has 1-year manufacturer's warranty
- Extra-long barrel shape to offer an expanded hitting zone
- The Alloy is long lasting and durable and will outlast composite bats
- Hyperskin Grip and extra-thin handle for removing vibration
- Awesome ping sounds when a ball is being hit
- Very affordable. Delivers quality for its budget friendly cost
- The extra long barrel takes time getting used to by players
In overall, the 2016 Easton XL3 baseball bat is a wonderful tool to be used by a power hitter. Not only does it have performance boosting features which include the HMX Hyperlite Matrix Alloy barrel which offers excellent durability and expanded sweet spot and the Hyperskin Performance Grasp, but it happens to be very affordable and cost-effective when you compare it to other similar bats being sold on the market. This makes the bat a superb selection if you do not want to spend extra to purchase high-finish bats which cost way much more, but nevertheless wish to have a bat which has some pop.
However, you might posses a desire to have a taste of the sweet spot which the bat has to offer, and its characteristic of having a barrel shape which is extended may be one of the features that might lead you to purchasing the 2016 Easton XL3.


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(HawaiiNewsNow) - With gas prices creeping up, there's a new contest that might help you save nearly $2,600. The contest challenges Hawaii residents to tell a story of their interpretation of "aloha." The story must come in the form of a short video that can be as creative, funny, personal and inspiring as they would like. Contestants are free to submit videos via smart phone. Organizations are invited to participate as well. The grand prize: a year's worth of gas.
Casie Bui, marketing and communications manager for Aloha Petroleum, joins us with more details on how to enter.
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Meaning of Life
Life as a game creates a theory that we can't just take our lives too seriously or else we won't be happy and feel as if we have fulfilled our lives and/or our purpose on earth. In our textbook it says if you believe your life is a game, you must pick the type of game you wish to play in your life. You can play games that are purely for fun, for superiority, social, hurting your opponents, or to help others.
If you pick to have your game of life to be played just for fun then this could possibly be the happiest way to play your game of life. When being able to play a game for fun it excludes the worry of being judged and having to conquer other opponents to become the "winner" in your game of life. Your opponents could be your friends, family, co-workers, peers, mentors throughout your life and this could make you a miserable person if they turn their backs on you, or fight against your game of life.
If we pick to play our life in a game to hurt our opponents then do we decide who our opponent is? Our opponents could be people in our lives who we do not like. They could become our friends and family and if we disagree, then do they become an opponent to us because we don't see eye to eye?
There are so many different ways you could pick to play your game of life. And only you can pick your game, but others around us do influence our choice of what we choose for a game. We don't want to pick a game to which we are setting ourselves up to become targeted as a "loser". We all want to be the "winner". I believe in our game of life we should be able to choose if we are going to be the "winner" in our game of life and who the "losers" will be. Or should everyone be a winner?
Some games in particular could cause chaos in our lives. If we choose to play our life as a competitive game then this could end up giving us enemies, and then what is life really about when you have people against you. In a competitive game it is hard to see the ending outcome of the game, so it is always a gamble to what your life or even the next day might bring. When you don't know what the next day will bring, does the rules in your game of life change? It is possible when playing a game, the rules will change and new ones can be created and taken away. As little kids playing games, when they don't like a rule, or merely forget a rule, this changes the game. And these changes affect the outcome of your ending result. Unfortunately I think the rules of your game can change because you learn new things and new technology comes out every day.
Life as learning is something we all are introduced to throughout our lives. But do we pay attention to the things life is trying to teach us? Our textbook refers to having a bad experience and turning it into a situation we can learn from. I think we take all situations we are put into and get some kind of lesson or moral meaning out of it. If you view life in different ways then it could change how you react to your life lessons and the idea you should get out of the story. I believe we should all try everything once if it is presented to us and it is morally right. If you can't live your life to the fullest, then are you actually learning everything you can from your life?
Do we encounter things in our life because we should learn from them? Is life supposed to have flaws so we can become a better person and make ourselves better prepared for the next time the problem arises? We can ask ourselves all theses questions and if we listen to the ending result and want to understand then we will take something out of the...
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The New Mom's Companion: Care for Yourself while You Care for Your Newborn
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The New Mom's Companion: Care for yourself while You Care for your Newborn by Debra Gilbert Rosenberg. Published by Sourcebooks, Inc., 2003 ISBN 1-4022-0014-5, 272 pages
I have loved being a mother from the earliest days of my motherhood, but I also recognized early on that becoming a mother, not just being a mother, was more work than I'd anticipated. This tiny baby's birth seemed to change not just my body, but also my ability to think clearly, my relationship with my husband, and my feelings about my own mother and other family members.
Motherhood changed many of my friendships, my attitudes about work, my sense of myself as a woman, just about everything that made me me. I talked with friends who had become mothers shortly before I had, and while they agreed that this transition to motherhood was more than any of us had bargained for, we also seemed to believe that motherhood should be a natural and positive experience that we shouldn't find stressful.
The New Mom's Companion was written to help all first-time mothers adjust to becoming a mother, whether you are the first or fourteenth among your circle to have a baby, whether you are twenty-two or forty-two, whether you live next door to your mother or two thousand miles away. It's for any new mother with questions about mothering. It's not about the baby; it's about you.
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British Rhinological Society (BRS): 11th Annual Meeting
- Category: Rhinology & Facial Plastics
- Date: 18th May 2012
- Location: Belfast, United Kingdom
The Annual Meeting, which always attracts more than 100 delegates, showcases the best in rhinological and facial plastic practice from a UK perspective. Highlights will include the Karl Storz visiting lecture and awards for both oral and poster presentations. Reports from the Medtronic Bursary and BRS travelling prize will also be given. (CPD Points applied for.)