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Claim The Throne: On The Path To Darkness
Claim The Throne have always taken a professional approach to their music, but they've never really managed to discover their defining sound. Until now. 10 years of experience has helped the Perth-based band find their feet, giving them the confidence to explore darker themes that they couldn't come close to touching before. Singer/guitarist Brendon Capriotti took us down the road that led to album number three, Forged In Flame.
How have things been going since Forged In Flame came out?
It's been going really good. We just released it in September so we haven't done a whole lot of touring other than some city launches around Australia which were really successful. All the reviews coming in have been really good as well and we're feeling really pumped for 2014 and getting on the road with Be'lakor in January.
All of your albums have had an epic cinematic feel to them but Forged In Flame takes this one step further into a darker realm, which is a stark contrast to the likes of "Set Sail On Ale" and so on. What drew you to the darker approach?
We've always been really keen on merging our influences with folk metal as well as melodic-death kind of Scandinavian stuff, which we did try to do ever since the band begun. Of course we experimented with our Ale Tales EP which had "Set Sail On Ale" on there, that was really short, catchy and just upbeat folk metal. But since then we've gone back to try and do what we were originally doing. I guess the idea was that we really like heavier styles of music, we really like music with a lot of riffs, fast drumming and technical stuff and a lot of our favourite bands do a similar type of thing – they combine the darker side of black and death metal with epic folk. But it's also just the way that it's come out, as we started writing songs, blending them with the keyboards and experimenting it just came out that way. We recorded it at home as well, so we had a lot of extra time to really experiment with a few different ideas and we came out with the exact thing we've been trying to do all these years.
Do you feel like you've captured the sound that Claim has been aiming for all these years?
Yeah absolutely, and that's probably been one of our downfalls over the years I guess. A lot of our songs might sound different and might not be so recognisable, but I think the new album has a sound that we've built for the band, so we like to think now when people hear a song they'll know it's from us.
After being in a band for so long do you feel like you've matured as a group, and if so, has this maturation helped with dealing with darker themes in a way you might not have been able to before?
When we started out we were all young musicians who hadn't been in bands before and it was all just for a bit of fun. Now we're getting on to eight or nine years, we've had a few line-up changes but we've had a solid line-up now for a good few years. We're mastering our instruments, we've had lots of song writing and recording experience so we've matured our approach. I'd certainly say that it's one of the reasons that it's come out the way it has. Initially it might've come out sounding a little try hard but these days we can handle the darker side of music and we can combine it with folk metal in a way that sounds authentic. If you stick with it and have a clear focus on what you're trying to achieve, it will pay off in the long run.
The compositions sound a lot more confident too. Has anything changed since the last album?
Not a whole lot, I mean the songs still sort of write themselves as we go through but we did do things a bit differently this time. We did a lot of demoing individually which we haven't really done in the past, it was more just jamming it out in the rehearsal room and hoping for the best, sticking to standard song structures. This time around we've had everyone in the band contributing a bit more with the demoing, so we could experiment with a few different structures by putting someone's riff after another riff and seeing if it flows for example. We were still keeping choruses and verses but we stopped it from being too predictable by doing what suited the song instead of sticking to a standard structure just for the sake of it.
Your huge cinematic sound is even symphonic in some ways, not just in its power but also in how everything is arranged. Is anyone in the band classically trained and do you write with that massive orchestral structure in mind?
I personally do when I'm writing riffs or parts of songs, I always look at the bigger picture as opposed to the single riff. That comes back to the maturity factor as well, just knowing what's worked in the past and how a small riff has turned into a big sounding element. As far as being classically trained, that mostly came from our keyboard player Jesse who studied music at uni and she's a music teacher as well. She had a lot more writing input with this album so a lot of the sections were written with keyboards and pianos first, which is something we've never done before, so I think that contributed to the cinematic sound you mentioned. She's keen too, she's trying to write songs for the next album already and we're like, "Slow down, we're not ready!" [Laughs].
So do you want to keep making each album bigger than the last?
I guess we just want to follow this natural progression and keep working towards the Claim The Throne sound that we've discovered. Now that we seem to have it I think we can nail it pretty well next time around. This one is pretty epic and pretty long with tons of songs, so I don't know if we could make it much bigger, but we could definitely do another one on the same scale and just improve on our song writing skills.
Even some of the quieter acoustic elements like the intro to "Darkened Seas Collide", there's a dark beauty to them but also a kind of seriousness, you know?
We've experimented a lot with acoustic guitars and folk singing in the past so we wanted to continue that this time, and we always will. But we wanted it to fit in the context of this album, so previously when we've done that kind of stuff it's been a bit jovial and light-hearted, whereas this time we wanted it to fit in the album. We're not trying to get away from the folk metal scene at all, but we are trying to create a more serious feel so we can be taken a bit more seriously by people as well. It was a bit more tough guy this time around as opposed to the jovial side. If people come out and see us live the songs are going to be much more serious but our live show is still far from being serious. It's still a whole heap of fun because we're absolute idiots on stage.
So does this album touch on more emotions than previous ones?
That's a tough question but yeah, I think it does. Probably because it's much more epic music so there is more to it, the music sounds like it has a lot of emotion to it and of course the lyrics bring that out a bit more. The concept behind the lyrics is all about the Earth being disgusted with the human race so it decides to kill everyone off and start over but then as the new race is reborn they realise that everyone has been born in blood so they're back to where they started. Getting into the zone behind that idea when we were putting the music together and writing the lyrics brought out the emotion and the passionate side of things. The other thing as well was that we recorded at home so we were all together during the recording, everyone was around, we were all really getting into it. The vibe of all the band members coming together and wanting it to sound awesome brought a lot of passion to the music as well.
What were some of the differences with recording at home compared to a studio?
Well you're not on the clock so you're not rushed and you don't have to settle for second best. There's no, "You played that okay but we're running out of time so we have to move on." It let us take our time until we made sure it was perfect and we didn't move on until that was done. That being said, you do need to remain really focussed because it's easy to get sidetracked and before you know it you can waste a whole heap of time. As long as you're focussed on getting it done and spending as much time as possible on it with a diary mapped out of who's recording when and sticking to it, then it works well.
You touched on it before, but why is storytelling an important part of Claim The Throne's music?
It's something we've always done but part of it is that we're in a genre where it's not probably entirely appropriate for us to even be playing the music. Europeans might look at us and think Australians playing folk metal is crazy and with a lot of the European folk metal bands, they're singing about actual lore or things from their countries like Vikings or pirates or whatever it might be. We can't really do that otherwise it comes off as a bit try hard, you know, looking at things we're not entitled to be singing about. So in the first album we actually wrote a novel, a fantasy book where we could make up stories ourselves and we based the album on that, so we weren't stealing mythology from any other countries. We still do that to an extent these days where we just think of a concept and base everything on that.
So are any of the lyrics historically based or is it all fictionalised?
They're all fictional. We're certainly slightly inspired by certain things but we've never used any of it.
But in 2012 you got pretty close to the cultures that inspire your music when Alestorm took you over to the UK and Ireland. Did being there have an effect on how Forged In Flame was written?
Not really in the concept side of things but it definitely helped us mature as a band. You know, having the opportunity to tour with a band that's doing so well in the UK. Getting to play in front of bigger crowds every night helped us get solid at playing our set and songs, so I think we came away as better musicians because of it. We met a lot of people out there as well so knowing what people on the other side of the world listen to and what resonates with them probably did impact on Forged In Flame without us realising.
So in the context of live shows in general, is the epic live sound difficult to pull off on stage? I imagine you'd travel with a pretty complex rig.
It's definitely tough especially because we don't use backing tracks, all of the symphonic elements just come purely from the keyboards that Jesse's playing. We don't have complicated setups though, we just use standard heads. Where we manage to pull off the live show is in the energy and being entertaining, but also in just nailing the songs as best we can. They probably do sound a bit different live, probably a bit more raw but I think that works better for a live show as opposed to too many layers. It just doesn't sound authentic with too many backing tracks and too many layers of stuff that isn't real.
Now we can't wrap this up without talking about your new podcast or the "Blodgecast" as you call it. Why did you start it up and whose idea was it?
That was myself and Ash, our drummer. We both listen to tons of podcasts so it was something we wanted to experiment with anyway. The initial idea was just a chance for us to practise podcasting and talk about our band, as another communication method for people to get involved with our band. But now it's started to evolve into a kind of DIY musician type blog and podcast so every week we release a new podcast and a couple of articles on how to be in a band and how to do certain things. They're tips we've picked up over the years and we love to pass them on to aspiring musicians to show people that it's not that hard to do it yourself. Everything in regards to playing, recording, management, marketing, online stuff and how to communicate with fans. If people in bands want to ask us questions they can speak to us on social media, flick us an email or record questions for the podcast.
What are the kinds of things you can cover with the fans through these podcasts that you may not be able to look at in a regular interview?
It gives them more of an insight into the band and how we go about things, it's a chance for them to hear news or plans before other people do when we're chatting about it initially. I think they'll feel like they're really involved in that process and they can give us their ideas or requests on what we should be doing in the future. When it comes to people that might be interested in marketing or recording, the podcast just gives them food for thought on what's failed for us in the past and what can work in the future. It's a good opportunity to get people to understand us a bit better and watch things progress. Next year we're pondering doing interviews with other bands and it would be the same thing, trying to find out how those bands have come to where they are as opposed to their actual music or future plans. It's a good promotional tool for us also because if people are fans of other bands they might stumble across us.
Is it weird to think that people are now turning to you for advice or even looking upon you as teachers? How do you handle that?
It's pretty crazy but I definitely like the idea because when I was starting out 10 years ago I was asking people questions like, "How did you go about this?" or, "Are we doing a good thing here?" So if there are people coming up in the scene now who happen to ask us questions then I'd feel honoured if they take on our advice and I'm more than happy to help out wherever possible.
Well that's it, but before I go I just have to tell you that you look a lot like Devin Townsend. Sorry, you probably get that a lot.
[Laughs] Yeah man, I always get that, but I was a bit devo when he shaved off all his hair. I liked it when he kept it long on the sides and bald on the top, so that's what I'm going for!
Catch Claim The Throne on tour with Be'Lakor this month!
Claim The Throne / Be'Lakor Tour Dates
Thu Jan 23rd – Miami Shark Bar, Gold Coast (18+)*
Tickets: On sale at the door
Fri Jan 24th – Crowbar, Brisbane (18+)
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Sat Jan 25th – The Bald Faced Stag, Sydney (18+)
Tickets: On sale at the door
Sun Jan 26th – Bendigo Hotel, Melbourne (18+)
Tickets: On sale at the door
Thu Jan 30th – Karova Lounge, Ballarat (18+)
Tickets: On sale at the door
Fri Jan 31st – The Brisbane Hotel, Hobart (18+)
Tickets: On sale at the door
Sat Feb 1st – Enigma Bar, Adelaide (18+)*
Tickets: On sale at the door
Fri Feb 7th – Amplifier Bar, Perth (18+)
Tickets: On sale at the door
*Be'Lakor not appearing


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Thousands of people are at risk of having their personal data used by cybercriminals to commit fraud.
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Trusteer, the internet security company who discovered Zeus, found that 98% of the infected computers are UK-based. They are working with UK Payments and the police to tackle the fraudsters.
The scam is difficult to identify, but internet users are advised to be cautious if there has been any change to their online bank log-in procedures, or if they are asked to resubmit their password and other details.
If in any doubt, people should call their bank to make a transaction and check for any suspicious activity on their account.
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The move org. Is informing our supporters, sympathizers and all those in solidarity with the cause of revolution,that Ramona Africa,Move's Minister of Communication, survivor of the May 13, 1985,holocaust, has been hospitalized as result of health complications coming from a condition called PTSD {post taumatic stress disorder}. A direct result of the on-going war waged on our Move Family by this government {we've lost 24 members to date}. Two died in prison under suspicious circumstances termed "cancer". Now Ramona is diagnosed with "cancer" and she's again battling to be a survivor. If there's any questions or concerns people want to address please contact Alberta Africa or Sue Africa at these numbers: 215-387-4107 or firstname.lastname@example.com ON The Move Long Live John Africa!+ Read More
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The Plight of the Children of Yemen
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Like any normal person, I find the pleas by Save the children, UNICEF, Oxfam and other charities showing starving, crying children, heart breaking. The cause is often poverty, natural disasters and famine caused by climate change. However, when the disaster is caused by man and is wholly preventable, I find it infuriating. Rich, powerful Saudi with … More The Plight of the Children of Yemen


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A North Korean military statement Friday warned U.S. soldiers to stop what it called "hooliganism" at an inter-Korean border village or they'll meet a dog's death any time and any place."
The statement said U.S. troops pointed their fingers at North Korean soldiers and made strange noises and unspecified "disgusting" facial expressions.
North Korea occasionally accuses South Korean and U.S. troops of trying to provoke its border troops.
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The Supreme Court of Canada announced today, March 22, 2012, that it will hear the appeal of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada regarding random alcohol testing of employees holding safety-sensitive positions in inherently dangerous workplaces.
The union has asked the Supreme Court of Canada if an employer is required to establish reasonable cause before it can impose a policy of random alcohol testing in an inherently dangerous unionized workplace.
On July 7, 2011, the New Brunswick Court of Appeal released its decision in Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 30 v. Irving Pulp & Paper, Limited, 2011 NBCA 58, in which it concluded that it is not necessary for employers to show that there was a pre-existing alcohol problem in an inherently dangerous workplace in order to justify random alcohol testing of safety-sensitive employees. This decision arose out of a grievance arbitration in which the majority of the arbitration board concluded that to establish the reasonableness of such a policy, the employer had to adduce sufficient evidence of a pre-existing alcohol problem in the workplace, unless the industry in question fell within the category of "ultra-dangerous" or "ultra-hazardous". The majority of the board concluded that the employer's operation (a kraft pulp mill) was, in fact, a "dangerous work environment", but did not accept that the mill fell within the "ultra-dangerous" category. The majority of the board concluded, among other things, that the evidence relating to a pre-existing alcohol problem in the employer's workplace failed to establish "any significant degree of incremental safety risk attributable to employee alcohol use", and found that the random alcohol testing provisions of the employer's policy were unreasonable.
The Court of Queen's Bench set aside the decision of the majority of the arbitration board and dismissed the grievance. The Court of Appeal agreed, noting that:
The Court of Appeal concluded that due to the inherent danger (i.e., not "ultra dangerous", as such a classification does not exist) of the employer's operation, the employer did not have to adduce evidence of an existing alcohol problem in the workplace in order to justify imposing the random alcohol testing policy.
While it will be many months before the Supreme Court of Canada hears this appeal and renders its decision, employers across the country are hopeful that the Court will provide further clarity with respect to the circumstances under which random alcohol testing may be employed.
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The way Democrats talk about the need for gun control reminds me of an old joke about keeping elephants away…
The Psychiatrist was escorting a patient from one Psychiatric Hospital to another. They were travelling by train, and the Psychiatrist was intrigued to see the patient tearing up bits of paper and throwing them out of the window.
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"It's to keep the elephants away !" answered the patient.
"But there are no elephants in Surrey," pointed out the Psychiatrist.
"Effective, isn't it?" was the logical answer.
The point doesn't directly correlate, but basically Democrats have the same type of idiotic mentality when it comes to guns. Ignore warning signs, botch investigations, and then when disaster strikes pretend nothing could've prevented it…EXCEPT banning guns.
In addition to warning signs Omar Mateen was displaying, a gun shop owner WARNED THE FBI WEEKS BEOFRE THE ORLANDO ATTACK.
We know how THAT got handled, the body count speaks for itself.
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A Florida gun shop owner said that Orlando terrorist Omar Mateen tried to buy bulk ammunition and heavy-duty body armor from his shop five or six weeks ago, and that they tried to warn the FBI.
Robbie Abell, who co-owns Lotus Gunworks in South Florida, said Mateen was asking about the highest-level body armor.
Abell said the salesman knew that this was "not a question that a normal civilian would ask."
And then he did something that debunks the notion this was a lone wolf attack…
He said that when Mateen was told the store doesn't carry that product, he started texting and talking to someone on his cell phone in a Middle Eastern-sounding language.
In fairness to the FBI, they apparently didn't have much to go on to pursue this since Lotus Gunworks didn't have a name or image to provide to them. Which makes you wonder about their security. No cameras? Did Mateen arrive by car? Someone could've tried to take down the plate as he left.
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Adkins tapped for Lifetime Achievement AwardBy DEMETRIUS THOMPSON,
From the early 1950s, all the way to the late 2000s, Newton County residents with vision problems turned to longtime optometrist Dr. Lois Bernell Adkins who helped them to see the world better.
Adkins operated his eye clinic in Union for more than 45 years, serving thousands of patients from as far away as Meridian and Jackson, and also served as a Union alderman for 52 years.
For his many decades of service to the Union community, Adkins, 90, will be honored with the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Union Chamber of Commerce at its March 23 membership banquet. His first cousin, Charles Ralph Gardner, will also be honored that night as the 2018 Citizen of the Year. Adkins and Gardner's mothers were sisters and Gardner's wife, Mildred, was one of Adkins' high school teachers.
Born May 21, 1927, like many Mississippians in the early 20th Century, Adkins grew up on a family farm in Neshoba County. Adkins said that while plowing fields behind mules and cutting wood on the farm, he first learned his strong work ethic.
Adkins excelled in the classroom and on the basketball court in high school and graduated early before he turned 16. The U.S. was in the midst of World War II when he was entering college at ECCC.
"I knew I'd be drafted when I was 18, but I could get in a year at East Central, so I went to East Central and also played basketball there and then I joined the Navy," Adkins said.
After enlisting, Adkins got his first taste of the medical field when he was tasked with helping injured soldiers stateside at military hospitals in San Diego, Key West, Fla., and Miami, Fla. There he decided to study optometry, and after being honorably discharged from the Navy, Adkins returned to ECCC to earn his associates degree.
He then headed north to earn his Bachelor of Visual Science from the Northern Illinois University School of Optometry in Chicago. After returning to Union, Adkins married his wife of 67 years, Dixie, in 1951 and bought Dr. F.C. Bradley's eye care practice.
Adkins said he embraced filling the big shoes left by Bradley.
"He was one of the first optometrists here, and he was the third licensed optometrist in the state," Adkins said about Bradley who was also an inventor. "He discovered a radio turner and got a patent on it, and he manufactured nose guards for glasses."
Adkins' first office was located on the east side of the Newton County Appeal office in Union.
"When I first started out I didn't make appointments, so people would get there early. They would be lined up when I got there, and I would register them when they came up," he said." Some of them would have to come back after dinner. The earliest I every started was 5 a.m. in the morning, and I would just work the whole day."
As his practice grew, Adkins eventually started making appointments and kept the Union area up to date on all the innovations in eye care, including the introduction of corneal contact lenses in the early 1960s and silicone hydrogel contact lenses in the early 2000s.
Adkins would also make house calls, especially for patients who were having trouble removing their contact lenses. Because the early corneal contacts were hard, they would sometimes get stuck in eyelids and Adkins would help his patients get properly adjusted to the contacts, which he said would usually take about three weeks.
Adkins' political career started early when, just six years after starting his practice, he was recruited to join the local government.
"In 1957, an election came up, and the mayor and some of the fellows had a meeting at Alexander's Pharmacy and they came down and wanted me to run for alderman," Adkins said. "So I did, and I ran successfully of 13 terms and 52 years."
During Adkins' more than five-decade tenure as alderman, the board oversaw the construction of a new sewage lagoon, the eastern annexation of the city, the installation of two new water towers, construction of the new fire station on Bank Street, many repaved streets, the construction of the city golf course and the sale of Laird's Hospital to Rush Health Systems. Adkins said that one of the low points was a short-lived experiment with parking meters on Main Street, but that he is proud of the work the board did, including appointing dozens of school board members.
"We've always tried to appoint good school board members and we've had good schools here," he said.
Adkins said he always tried to build a solid relationship with his patients.
"You know they say don't talk politics and don't talk religion, but I talked all of that with them, and nobody ever got mad at me," he said.
Adkins became one of the most respected optometrists in the state, serving as the president and secretary of the Mississippi Optometric Association, and was named as the Optometrist of the State in 1986. He was also a member of the Southern Council of Optometrists, now SECO International, which is made up of 12 southeastern states, and served as the group's president in 1972.
SECO provides education and support to eye care physicians all throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia and provided the seed money to start the University of Alabama-Birmingham School of Optometry.
Along the way, he and Dixie had four children, Bob, Nell, Anne and Bill, who followed him into the medical field as a dentist in Meridian.
In 1995, Adkins was diagnosed with prostate cancer and had to undergo 37 radiation treatments. Due to the complications from the treatments, he had to step down from the board of aldermen and as a full-time optometrist.
Adkins' cancer went into remission and he did occasional work at the clinic until finally giving up his license in 2009 but said he still misses it.
"I liked to work, and I had fun working. I like to be productive, and I always had fun doing it," he said.
Even after retiring Adkins took over his late father's beef cattle farm and worked it until 2015.
In addition to his work as an optometrist and alderman, he has been member of the Lions Club since 1951, a member of the American Legion, 32nd degree Freemason and a member of The Shriners.
He and Dixie also have a scholarship at ECCC and contribute to Union High School sports and activities.
Since retiring, they have had more time to spend with their 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
"We usually try to get together, all of us, on Thanksgiving and Christmas. We try to be a close family," he said.
Adkins said he was humbled when he found out about that he was being honored by the Chamber.
"I appreciate it. It made me feel good, but I hope I've merited it," Adkins said. "I've just always tried to be a humble servant."
The banquet will start at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church family life center. The keynote speaker will be Union native, U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly, and the entertainment will be provided by The Josh Dickerson Band.


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Unfortunately by allowing your name to be put on the birth certificate, you accepted paternity for the child.
You can go thru DNA tests to prove you are not the father, but since you signed the paper, you may still have to pay the back child support. By signing the birth certificate you said you are the father.
Even if the mother terminates your parental rights, you most likely will still be held responsible for the back CS


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Posted on 07/01/2013 11:11:15 AM PDT by Democrats hate too much
As part of a deal signed last week in Washington DC between the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry and FEMA, Russian officials will provide security at mass events in the United States, a scenario that wont sit well with Americans wary of foreign assets operating on US soil.
According to a press release by the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense and Emergencies, US and Russian officials met on June 25 at the 17th Joint U.S.-Russia Cooperation Committee on Emergency Situations.
the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry will also be providing security at mass events in the United States.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
obviously Putin has the full dossier for blackmailing JugEars including his phonied up SS number and registering at Colombia as a foreign student (Indonesian) to get preferential admissions and scholarship
I guess this is what Puti-pute was talking about when he called us his "partner."
Hell no they won't.
Government has had insufficient resources at Tea Party rallies, so I suppose it follows that Russian forces are needed to help out. Probably will help with the post-rally cleanup effort...
How is this different from the armoured invasion force that comprises Obama's retinue in Africa?
Foreign soldiers on American soil. I'm sorry, how is this not aiding and abetting the enemy? How is this not treason? I really have to question the definition of treason if this isn't it.
From the press release:
In addition, the parties approved of U.S.-Russian cooperation in this field in 2013-2014, which envisages exchange of experience including in monitoring and forecasting emergency situations, training of rescuers, development of mine-rescuing and provision of security at mass events.
Exchange of experience. Not actual provision of forces.
What is a "mass event"?
A Tea Party gathering?
Thanks for perspective.
To our Russian partners:
Please be aware that any Russian military personnel deployed on US soil for "security" purposes will return home in body bags.
Millions of Patriotic Gun-Owning Americans
Obama demonstrating his post-election flexibility?
WND tends to have headlines that make tabloid writers jealous of there skill in sensationalize non stories sometimes. I expect the next article will explain that "mass events" are Catholic church services.
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When parents choose to separate, the care and support of the couple's child or children is a priority. Child custody decisions must be addressed at the time a couple divorces. Neither gender has a legal "edge" when it comes to child custody, despite assumptions that mothers are default custodians.
During an Arkansas divorce, a child born during a couple's marriage is assumed to be the spouses' child. An unmarried mother automatically receives legal custody. Paternity tests can impact child custody and support decisions.
Joint custody has become a common arrangement between parents in modern times. This order can be interpreted literally, meaning a child resides with both parents in different homes at different times. Joint custody also applies to shared decision-making rights.
Some Arkansas parents disagree on custody matters and turn to a judge for answers. The resolution of a contested custody case ultimately depends upon the best interests of the child. In some circumstances, a judge will appoint a lawyer to represent the minor child's interests.
Judges want parents to cooperate. The parent most likely to encourage continued child contact with the other parent has an advantage. A court wants to know whether a parent has the character, attitude and financial means suitable for a primary caregiver.
Red flags include a history of substance abuse, crime or domestic violence. Even a live-in partner may be seen as an unfavorable influence. Judges may consider, but are not bound by, a child's custody preference.
Visitation privileges are awarded to non-custodial parents, which may be flexible if parents are cooperative. When that's not possible, a structured schedule of visits is made. Visitations cannot be used as leverage in disputes over child support.
Speak with an attorney if you have custody concerns during divorce or think a modification of custody terms is needed. Whatever custody arrangement you now have is enforceable unless a court approves a change.
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Tablet owners are more likely to use their devices for m-commerce during holiday shopping season
Depending on their mobile devices, customers are behaving differently, according to a report.
The report is discussing the role of m-commerce in 2012 holiday shopping season, even though that the sales increase is expected to reach 4% over the same period in 2011, it is believed that tablets and handsets will be larger part of the shopping experience than in the past.
The report also shows that over 30% of tablet owners will be using their devices to purchase gifts.
Among the people who were questioned, the report reveals that 53% of handset owners and 64% of tablet owners are intending to use the devices for mobile commerce purposes over the shopping season.
This includes the research of various types of products, foods, gifts and making actual purchases.
More tablet owners are planning to shop through their devices, which is credited to the larger screens, which makes the process easier. The report also shows that tablet owners are more likely to use their devices for m-commerce, than smartphone owners and it is expected the numbers to increase in the next few years.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The best football conference in the country is having its media days this week.
And so is the SEC.
That's the feeling, at least, around The Charlotte Westin, site of the (slightly biased) ACC defenders at its kickoff event. We'll get into the details of the debate another day, but for now...
"I think it's pretty obvious the past year certainly was one of the league's most successful years and possibly the most successful year that our league has ever had," commissioner John Swofford said.
Does that mean the ACC, not the SEC, is the best league in the region and the country?
"I just feel we're on top right now," reigning Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson said. "No.1."
Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher, not surprisingly, just referred to the ACC as the "premier conference in college football."


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valley! It's been gathering hot water trickling down from Eyjafjallajökull (I can't pronounce it either) since it was constructed in 1923. Today, it's abandoned and covered with thick ice throughout the winter until once every summer when a few faithful volunteers clear the waters for the adventurous travellers who care to find it…
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It was originally built to provide the locals with a place where they could learn how to swim, because apparently at the beginning of the 20th century, most Icelanders didn't know how to do it - despite many of them living off fishing.
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October is Domestic Violence Month. On Saturday, October 24, The Purple Boots Foundation held its 2nd annual motivation & makeover conference. Thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers everything needed to treat survivors of abuse to a day of renewal lined up perfectly…inspiration, rejuvenation, fellowship, motivation, and more wrapped in in purple, white tees and rhinestone boots..
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A very special thank you went out to volunteers Ebony Broadnax, TJ Nicole, and Sahura Ankh Hotep. The biggest thank you was given to Tomica Savoy who the team acknowledge gave 100% of her time, energy and resources to help execute every vision and knock down any obstacle.
Karlotta Washington, the Foundation's co-founder says, "while we celebrate the lives of victors our ultimate goal is to give violence against women and girls the boot!" Domestic abuse and violence against women and girls is a global epidemic. In America, 1 in every 4 women are victims; the statistics are even more discouraging globally.
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"The two principal abiogenic petroleum hypotheses, the deep gas hypothesis of Thomas Gold and the deep abiotic petroleum hypothesis, have been scientifically discredited and are obsolete.[1]"Isn't that hilarious? Don't get it? Read this, then:
"According to new Cassini data, Saturns largest moon, Titan, has "hundreds" times more liquid hydrocarbons than all the liquid fossil fuel deposits on Earth."See the joke? Oh sheesh, OK I'll explain it, then.
'Scientists' say that abiogenic hydrocarbons on Earth are a silly idea and everyone knows they all come from decaying plants and animals (fossil fuel), while in the very same breath saying that Titan (way out by Saturn) is swimming in hydrocarbons, but doesn't have life.
Either Titan is covered in life, or Earth's oil and gas comes from abiogenic processes. Can't have both, boys and girls. Since NASA and ESA swear up and down that Titan doesn't have life, then one must assume that Earth has an abiogenic oil and gas source.
Why is this important?
Well, for decades now, we've been told that M. King Hubbert's Peak Oil is upon us. At any moment, the wells will run dry and modern civilization will collapse and we're going to need all the solar and wind farms we can get our hands on...oh, and don't forget those nasty nuclear reactors, too. PANIC people! We;re doomed!
Yet, way out there in the frozen wastes of our Solar System is this moon - about half the size of Earth - with lakes, oceans, rivers, clouds, and rain all made of hydrocarbons.
Furthermore, why is everyone in a terrible heat to get rid of carbon dioxide producing technology if the hydrocarbons will run out soon? Seems to me like the problem will fix itself, regardless of what humans do.
To go on quoting NASA:
"Titan is a planet-sized hydrocarbon factory. Instead of water, vast quantities of organic chemicals rain down on the moon's surface, pooling in huge reservoirs of liquid methane and ethane. Solid carbon-based molecules are also present in the dune region around the equator, dwarfing Earth's total coal supplies."So let me just get this straight. On Earth, all hydrocarbons come from rotting dinosaurs and any suggestion otherwise is a silly conspiracy theory that has been thoroughly discredited. BUT, on Titan, the entire moon is a giant coal and gas factory practically spewing hydrocarbons without any apparent dinosaurs in the photos. Seems to me that the way we burn the stuff, we would have run out of dinosaur juice a long time ago.
Further evidence for abiotic oil comes from exploration of the Universe. The Horse Head nebula on Orion's Belt is basically a massive puff of hydrocarbon smoke. Other nebulae around the galaxy and beyond show similar quantities of hydrocarbons. In other words, unless there are herds of space dinosaurs, the idea of fossil fuels is dead and buried.
The Russians were among the first to seriously explore the idea of abiotic oil. Under the Soviet system, researchers began developing the theory as it was proposed by Mendeleev, the inventor of the periodic chart. They went so far as to drill the world's deepest well, the Kola Superdeep Borehole, that reached roughly eight miles into the crust from 1970 to 1989. Please note that this hole is around 70 degrees north, as that will become important in a moment.
I don't know about you, but a 19-year commitment sounds pretty serious. I know very few marriages that have lasted that long.
It's important to realize that most of the large oil fields are found beneath very old impermeable layers of rock. These layers are far too old to reasonably have formed after the dinosaurs, thus it is hard to imagine a process that could drag all those carcasses down into the melting pot.
It's also important to note that the largest oil fields on Earth are found around highly active geological areas, where the crust is cracked and fractured allowing fluids from the crust-mantle interface to seep upwards.
Finally, one should note that in the past couple of decades, new exploration has focused intensely on the Arctic Circle, with Alaska and the North Sea opening up in the 1970s, while a low-level war for drilling rights is currently on-going between the three main powers with borders above the Circle: the US, Russia and Canada.
Now pardon me for pointing this out, but does it make sense that so much attention would be focused above 70 degrees north? I mean, how many dinosaurs do you reckon lived up there? Much less forests and other biomass generators. And why has Russia, the one country that took abiotic oil seriously and drilled the deepest well on Earth, suddenly emerged as a global energy capital?
The answer is simple: electricity.
The Earth is part of a massive and powerful Solar electrical circuit. Of the inner rocky planets, Earth's magnetic field is massive by comparison. That field sucks in energy at the north pole and spits it out at the south pole. And were is all this new interest in new oil being focused?
Oh yeah, above 70 degrees north. And the Russians have already laid a claim to the entire North Pole for mineral rights. Oh, and that Kola borehole? Oh right, 70 degrees north. And who is the fastest emerging energy giant? Right again! Russia. And who started working in earnest on abiotic oil decades ago? Gold Star! Russia.
Here's how it works. The Earth sucks in charged particles at the North Pole by virtue of the Sun's energy output and focused by the magnetic field lines. Those charged particles plow through the Earth's interior, where heat, pressure and plasma interact with carbon, hydrogen and other handy elements that are part of the planet's construction.
This electo-magnetic chemistry lab produces, among many other things, hydrocarbons that float up until they hit the crust-mantle boundary, where they gather until they find a crack in the curst and rise even further until they meet impenetrable rock layers and pool.
Interestingly, recent evidence from the Cassini spacecraft at Saturn has shown powerful hot spots near the north and south poles that correspond to the location of Titan and show where the energetic loop of energy streams out of the planet, through the moon, and back to the planet again, just like the Earth-Sun circuit.
And what does Titan have in abundance? Bingo! Lots and lots of hydrocarbons.
I suspect that the Russians have figured out the secret and can predict where oil will be found. They are rushing to lay claim to possibly massive fields while the US/EU 'scientists' are busy strutting around telling everyone how the abiogenic oil theory is dead on arrival. Someone must be getting suspicious, though (or knows the truth but ain't tellin'), because all the sudden there's a lot of dust-ups down at the claim-filing office at the UN.
For all we peons know, all this carbon tax rubbish may be because of this knowledge.
In any case, my bet is that Mercury, Venus and Mars don't have much, if any, oil, since they don't have appreciable magnetic fields. Jupiter's moon Ganymede is nearly black, though, and interestingly has received lots of intense study in the 'scientific' community. Why, with what we know right now, the Universe is likely awash in oil, gas and coal. Gobs upon gobs of it.
This story is far from over, and Earth's 0.04% atmospheric CO2 may be directly related to this electro-magnetic dynamo removing it from circulation. In fact, our burning of "fossil" fuels may actually be completing a re-circulation process that would otherwise strip the CO2 out of the air and starve the planet's plant life to death.
Makes your head spin, doesn't it?


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1 of 12 . Chuong Duc Gate
Chuong Duc Gate
Chuong Duc Gate (Gate of Virtue) is one of the five gates than allow entrance to the Imperial City from the Citadel. It was built in 1804. The gate leads to the southwest part of the city, right to the Hung To Mieu (Temple of the Resurrection). Thought it is not the main gate, it is the most beautiful one as it underwent a complete restoration. Today you can admire the beauty of this architectural masterpiece that will impress you with a huge number of unique. ..Readmore
2 of 12 . Citadel of Hue
Citadel of Hue
The Imperial City of Hue has a circumference of 10 kilometers with the height of 6.6 meters and 21 meters thick with forts being meanderingly arranged, accompanied by cannons, artilleries and ammunitions. Initially the fortress was built solely by soil, only to be replaced by bricks afterward. Surrounding the city is the complicated canal system served not only as a protection but also as a waterway with nearly seven kilometers. ..Readmore
3 of 12 . Tu Dam Pagoda
Tu Dam Pagoda
Tu Dam pagoda is one of the biggest pagodas in Hue. The pagoda was founded at the end of the 17th century (in about 1695) by the Venerable Minh Hoang Tu Dung, a Chinese who belonged to the 34th sect of the Lam Te school of Zen. He was the high-ranking monk who taught and gave the certification to monk Lieu Quan, the Buddhist initiator of Vietnam in the South. ..Readmore
4 of 12 . Thien Mu Pagoda (Heavenly Fairy Lady Pagoda)
Thien Mu Pagoda (Heavenly Fairy Lady Pagoda)
Thien Mu Pagoda, also known as Linh Mu Pagoda, is one of the most fascinating and ancient pagoda in Hue city. It is situated on Ha Khe hill, on the north bank of the Perfume River, in Huong Long village, 5 kilometers from Hue city, which is easy to reach from the city center. ..Readmore
5 of 12 . The Truong Tien bridge
The Truong Tien bridge
Spanning the Perfume River (Huong River) there are more than ten bridges but only one becomes one of typical symbols of Hue – that is Trang Tien Bridge. Truong Tien is one of the first bridges built in Indochina according to Western design and construction technique. ..Readmore
6 of 12 . Thien Mu pagoda
Thien Mu pagoda
Built in 1601 between a river and a pine forest, the Thien Mu Pagoda ("Heavenly Fairy Lady Pagoda") in Hue is one of the oldest and prettiest religious buildings in the country. Among the many interesting artifacts housed at the complex is the car that took the monk Thich Quang Duc to his self-immolation in 1963 Saigon. ..Readmore
7 of 12 . Phu Van Lau (Pavilion of Edicts)
Phu Van Lau (Pavilion of Edicts)
It is the building where Emperor's edicts and lists of successful candidates of Thi Hoi (National Examination) and Thi Dinh (Court Examinations) were publicised. Pavilion of Edicts (Phu Van Lau) is close to the north bank of the Huong River and is a part of the Hue ancient capital complex. The complex consists of Ngo Mon, Ky Dai, Thai Hoa Palace, Ngu Binh, Phu Van Lau, Huong Giang, and Nghinh Luong Dinh. Phu Van Lau was was used as the court for public announcements. The King often announces the outcome of a competition in Phu Van Lau. Phu Van Lau was also often used for events where the public, cadres, and the King gathered. ..Readmore
8 of 12 . Hue Temple of Literature
Hue Temple of Literature
Temple of Literature is dedicated to memorising and worshiping Confucius, which is a popular practice in many Asian countries, such as: China, Vietnam, Korea and Japan. In Vietnam, apart from the most well-known Temple of Literature in Hanoi, some other cities also construct their own Temples of Literature. In Hue, the old capital of Vietnam, the Temple of Literature (so-called Van Mieu Hue or Van Thanh) majestically lies on the bank of Perfume River, to the west of the Citadel, just 1km from prestigious Linh Mu pagoda. ..Readmore
9 of 12 . Hue Imperial Citadel
10 of 12 . Noon Gate (Ngon Mon)
Noon Gate (Ngon Mon)
Located in front of the Throne Palace (Thai Hoa Palace) and facing the Flag Tower, Noon Gate (Cua Ngo Mon, Ngo Mon Gate) is the main entrance to the Imperial City. Noon Gate is a huge construction, U-shaped and consisting of two parts: below is a foundation made of brick, Thanh and Quang stone, above is a pavilion made of wood and roofed with tiles. ..Readmore
11 of 12 . Hue Imperial Citadel at night
Hue Imperial Citadel at night
Famously being one of Vietnam's seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the Imperial City of Hue has long been a must-see attraction for tourists visiting a hidden charm of Vietnam. The Imperial City of Hue was actually a walled fortress and palace belonged to the ancient city of Hue which was a capital city of the Nguyen Dynasty for 140 years date back from 1805 until 1945. ..Readmore
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Hire A Professional Photographer To Take Your Family Pictures
Getting everyone organized for a family picture is hard, and as your kids get more recognized it turns out to be progressively difficult. So after you've experienced all that troublesomeness, you need to enlist an expert who will take care of business, the first run through. The minute in time you've attempted to make won't return once more.
Individual Posturing: Are the general populace in the photo in usual, agreeable positions, or are the bodies measured into thought up and constrained positions? Is the posturing messy? For instance, would some say some are people groups' heads plainly seen while others are in part taken cover behind someone else? A photographer's aptitude at posturing is particularly essential when managing huge gatherings.
Expressions: Do the general population in the photo look upbeat and loose, and do their appearances match. Most critical, is there life in the eyes. Do these people groups' personalities come through, or are they simply staying there getting their photo taken. You can also hire best family photographer via https://familyphotographysydney.com.au/ website.
A decent photographer will observe seriously as he shoots to ensure he is getting the most ideal expressions.
While now and again it's awesome to spare cash on uncertain replacements, this isn't the situation with regards to photography for family photos. Enlisting a higher end photographer will guarantee you get the outcomes you are searching for.
Newborn Photography Guide For The Beginners
Most of the young people are becoming interested in photography. If you are also one of them and want to pursue your career in photography then newborn photography is the best option. Due to the emotion and love attached to newborns, as long as you have a good picture people will love it.
Because of the emotions included in babies, coupled with trends set by geniuses, there is now a massive market for newborn photographers, particularly creative or contemporary photographers.
All though Newborns don't go much, it does take a reasonable amount to get the perfect shots so here some handy tips that I have learnt in the process. Moreover, you can also search for Ithaca & Syracuse Wedding, Family & Newborn Photography professionals.
First of all spend some time with baby and mum after you arrive don't be afraid to look for a hold of the newborn. There are a couple of good reasons for this 1. If mum is in ease it helps relax the baby too.
Just holding a baby will allow you to bond with it and looking into those eyes and checking it truly is little hands and feet will help you love their baby which will result in your pictures.
I also prefer to take the studio to them, as Mum is still adjusting and baby is merely getting used to their surroundings they often feel more at ease. As most baby photos is going to be just in a diaper. Make sure the area is nice and warm it will also help baby relax.
Once the room is warm involve some back ground music going in which mum would normally listen too or if the baby is less than seven days old a recording of a heart beat can be extremely effective.


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Catastrophe bond issuance grows by $650 million in third quarterReprints
The $650.0 million of catastrophe bond issuance in the third quarter of 2015 constituted the fourth-highest third quarter on record, according to a GC Securities report on quarterly catastrophe bond activity released Monday.
GC Securities' "Catastrophe Bond Update: Third Quarter 2015" showed the $650.0 million in third-quarter issuance bringing this year's total catastrophe bond issuance to $4.5 billion. This brought the total for catastrophe bonds outstanding to $21.71 billion, down 4.7% from year-end 2014, according to the report.
While over 70% of outstanding catastrophe bonds are exposed to U.S tropical cyclones and earthquakes, according to Cory Anger, global head of ILS structuring at GC Securities in New York, the company expects to see greater diversity next year.
"Although these perils in particular continue to drive the ILS market, we expect that 2016 will see new perils, new geographies, new types of protection structures and new sponsors emerge," Ms. Anger said in a statement.
Separately, Hamilton, Bermuda-based Aspen Reinsurance, part of Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., has renewed its Silverton Re Ltd. catastrophe bond for $125 million, up from $85 million in 2014, the company said in a statement Monday.
Silverton Re was established in December 2013 to provide additional collateralized capacity to support Aspen Re's global reinsurance business, the company said.
Silverton Re will enter into a quota share retrocession agreement with Aspen Bermuda Ltd. and Aspen Insurance UK Ltd. to reinsure a proportionate share of Aspen Re's property catastrophe excess of loss portfolio, the statement said.


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P.S. Don't freak out - I might surprise you all.... sooner than you expect! Or I might not. :P
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Perspiration & the Lack of Motivation = The End!
Recently I haven't had enough inpiration to write a genius blog post. Though someone did once say "Genius is 99% perspiration, and 1% inspiration." But I haven't had the motivation to use all that perspration to write a decent blog post. Hence, until my motivation returns: Goodbye!
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Labels: genius, inspiration, motivation, perspiration
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- Anonymous16 May 2012 at 23:33
Dear Eva Jane,ReplyDelete
Thank you for your note at my blog. I appreciate your visiting. God bless you,
Amy Pavlovik
Haha! Happens to the best of us. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous17 May 2012 at 12:05
Good to know! lol What I can't get, is how some people actually manage to post everyday.... a few times a day too, sometimes! O.oDelete
Haha! :) Question... what is "Ata-irbarom"? Just noticed it on your profile and thought I'd ask... :)ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous17 May 2012 at 12:03
That's cool! You're like the first person to notice that! Answer.... it's a place that I made up, using the towns that are around us, backwards. :) Ata, irba and rom are all different towns. lolDelete
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Friday, April 8, 2011
Made In The U.S.A.?
3 comments:
- Lisa Marie said...
Sadly, many things we Americans buy are not made here (even many things we THINK are). I truly WISH I could buy 100% made in the U.S.A., but I also wish I could buy 100% organic, local food and use only 100% eco friendly/green products and 100% recycled everything! In todays world, it is pretty much impossilbe unless money is absolutely NOT AN ISSUE....which is just not the case for too many of us! You have to make the decision for yourself if it is worth it for you financially, morally, etc. If (or I should say WHEN to sound more positive and confident in myself) I get my small business going, I will keep it small, local or at the very least, yes, "made in the U.S.A." or I will be done with it. (But again, this is totally a personal choice that every business person must make for themselves.)
- April 8, 2011 at 6:46 PM
- The Kramer Angle said...
It is sad that most people don't seem to think twice about it and will buy something no matter where it is made. We live in a society where we just don't think about it anymore.
When I was growing up my dad only went to the store when he absolutely needed to because my mom just picked out all of his clothes. He did however, go shoe shopping but the first question he asked about a pair of shoes was "Are they made in America?" If they weren't, he put them down, walked out the door and found a store that did sell MADE IN THE USA shoes, which was always Tom McAnn!
- April 10, 2011 at 7:22 PM
- Marge of Emmas Nook and Granny said...
I just read the 'about' page at your web site. European and Nordic designs... plus Martha Stewart has recently featured you wares. Pretty special!!
Made in China is not special. Made in China sounds cheap and of inferior quality. JMHO
I wish you well making this important decision.
- April 14, 2011 at 9:32 PM


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How would you feel about seeing the world through Instagram filters? Imagine watching a sunset in Lo-Fi or enjoying a beach day in Valencia.
The new idea of "Instaglasses," is circulating through the retail and social media world. "Instaglasses" is a collaboration between a well-known retailer, Ray-Ban, and a well-known social media platform, Instagram. The idea is to see your everyday life through the beloved Instagram filters. Markus Gerke, the creator of the idea, wants people to not only enjoy their day-to-day life using the filters, but to also be more inclined to Instagram photos from their daily lives. This concept would allow customers to take a picture of what they are viewing through their sunglasses and upload it instantly through their sunglasses. To access Instagram through your sunglasses, you need to sync your account and click a button on the side of the sunglasses to choose a filter. The sunglasses would even include Wi-Fi for instant uploads and a 5 mega-pixel camera for clarity.
"Instaglasses" serves a convenience to those who aren't always likely to post their favorite pictures. This concept furthers the idea that personalization, convinance and transparency will all continue to be trends in the social media world. People love to get a glimpse into other people's lives, especially celebrities, so what better way than to virtually see exactly what they're seeing! Since this concept is still in the works, the "lazy Instagrammer" may need to wait a while until the product hits stores.
Although it may not be the most practical idea, it is indicative of what the future holds for branding and marketing products and companies.


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Your First Visit to Our Mt. Greenwood Practice
New patients often remark how "homey" our practice is. That's good, because our goal is to offer state-of-the-art chiropractic care in a comfortable surrounding.
Make Yourself at Home
When you come in on your first visit, you will be greeted in our office by Nicole at the front desk. If you haven't completed your intake paperwork yet, Nicole will have a few short forms for you to fill out. Make sure to bring a photo ID, insurance card and copies of any MRI reports or medical records pertaining to your condition.
Once your paperwork is complete, our staff will escort you back into the examination and x-ray room. Then you will meet Dr. Michael Hausch and he will take a more detailed history of your condition and ask specific questions about your problem. If Dr. Hausch feels you have a chiropractic condition, he will then perform a complete examination.
If Dr. Hausch determines that x-rays will be necessary, they will be taken immediately following your exam.
Following your examination you will be escorted to the front desk to schedule your 2nd appointment or what we call the Report of Findings. The initial visit takes approximately 30-45 minutes.
Don't worry, chiropractic care is non-invasive, which means no needles and no shots.
Call us to learn what you can expect on your second visit to Midwest Chiropractic Care Center.


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Genus, Audley (1992) Social control of large-scale technological projects: inflexibility, non-incrementality and British North Sea oil. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 4(2), pp. 133-148. ISSN (print) 0953-7325Full text not available from this archive.
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What defines the Ukraine and where does it go from here? The Russian invasion has triggered fresh controversy over the country's political and cultural autonomy. Karl Schlögel spent many years travelling the Ukraine and has recently been back there to take stock of the changes taking place.
Lvov, Odessa, Chernivtsi, Kiev, Kharkov, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk: once flourishing cities, centres of culture in their own right, ignored by the Western World for too long — a fact that encouraged Vladimir Putin's expansionist policies. Seventy years after the Second World War, European cities are once again in danger of obliteration. Karl Schlögel's edge-of-Europe urban portraits make it patently clear what is at stake not far from our doorstep. Combining a historian's meticulousness with his customary journalistic flair, Schlögel reassesses the Ukraine.
Russia (Dukh i Litera), Spain (Quaderns Crema), UK (Reaktion Books), Ukraine (Dukh i Litera)


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