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45 Delusions was commissioned by the Walker Art Center for an event with former Merce Cunningham Dance Company (MCDC) dancers as part of the Common Time exhibit and performance series. The piece was performed and recorded with the dancers on March 30, 2017 in the Perlman Gallery at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. My setup included Rhodes, Moog Sub 37, PreenFM2, Korg KP3+, and a Moog Minifooger Delay. Graham O'Brien performed on percussion and electronics triggered from his drums.
The score is two pages. The first page (pictured at top) is the timeline for both performers. The timeline is vertical and made up of cells that last between one and five minutes each. Frequently the cells correspond with each player, but they are arranged so that at times they overflow. Rests are also included as cells. Each cell includes brief instructions and/or graphics that give suggestions to the musicians. Some of the instructions are expanded on the second page of the score.
The second page also includes a list of forty five delusions. These include terms such as alternative facts, capitalism, corporate culture, equality, freedom, fossil fuels, greed, justice, and so on. There are also a few technical delusions such as erotomania (belief that a celebrity is in love with you) and lycanthropy (belief that one can turn into an animal). The second page explains the delusions and what to do with them:
Anything that might be considered or is delusional. These are not necessarily medical or technical examples of delusions and may involve individuals, societies, or organizations. Prior to performing the piece, each musician chooses one "delusion" applied to each cell within the score.
Take a look at the PDF at the end of this article to see the complete list of delusions as well as expanded instructions for some of the cells. Obviously this is an improvised piece of music, but this approach steers the improvisation in directions that would be unlikely to occur freely. Particularly the timing. As one performs or listens to the piece it is possible to discern distinct variations as the musicians transition from one cell to the next. If you are inclined to listen to the piece in full, try following along with the score and placing a SoundCloud comment where you hear the cells change. The timing on the recording doesn't exactly match the score, but it's pretty close.
The reasons I took this approach are multi-faceted: (1) It keeps the piece moving. Often free improv tends to stagnate as ideas are repeated and refined. With this approach the challenge is to express ideas with concision and then move on to the next (this is possible, albeit rare, in free improv – we call it channel surfing). (2) It is possible to strictly define the length. We used a timer that counted up to 30 minutes. One quick glance at the timer illustrates the need to move on to "High Speed Arps" for example. (3) Mood, dynamics, and theatrics can be injected to create a narrative with scope and meaning. It is a way to ask questions, discover sounds, explore, and experiment. (4) It enhances my musical engagement. I am influenced by my collaborators and surroundings, but I'm also interpreting the language of the score, and hopefully to the benefit of the musical output.
45 Delusions by John C.S. Keston (148K PDF)


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Putting his knowledge and passion for wiring to the test, Roman Ryszewski, one of our Lehigh Maintenance Technicians, competed nationally in the IDEAL Elite Tradesmen National Championship in Orlando this month...and took home the top prize! Well done, Roman!!
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After a month of preparation, we put out the presents and waited to meet the family. Three were many prizes and smiles as the wrapping paper came off, and much gratitude. Thanks to all who made this important event happen--it meant so much to the family!
Erin Liston (l) was awarded not one, but two Tradition of Excellence (TOE) awards this year for supporting Purchasing and LTS on the Fiber Installation Project and managing contract negotiations at a difficult and critical time. Her nomination by Jane Altemose in Purchasing was supported by General Counsel, Facilities Services and LTS and acknowledged by HR.
Dave Ledger (r) was also awarded a TOE for coordinating and planning the upgrades to the Child Care Center pre-school playground. His nominator commended his work, noting that "the new playground is a vast improvement and will be enjoyed by the children at the center for years to come." Dave, child-like as always, is pictured in one of the play cars that are on site at the playground.
Congratulations to both Erin and Dave for their hard work and important contributions to Lehigh.
TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE AWARD Kent Hayhurst, lead operator at the Asa Packer Camput Central Steam and Chilled Water Plant was nominated for, and received, the Tradition of Excellence Award. Kent created a document that was used by HR to train Lehigh staff on the use of the Draftbook, Lehigh's new performancee appraisal system. Kent, and an explanation of his contribution toward understanding and utilizing the Draftbook, was featured in the March 17 Spotlight which can be found on the Human Resources website. Kent is shown here with Don Pasda (l), and Steve Benko (r). Congratulations, Kent!
BUILDING C SELFIE Erin Liston, Assistant Director of Design and Construction, took a group of staff to view the progress on Mountaintop Campus' Building C. Scheduled to be finishing in December 2017, the lower floor it is currently filled with students taking part in the Summer Experience. Large open spaces and triple-story high bays create awesome spaces for learning and researching. and the view of the Lehigh Valley from the top floor was breathtaking!
While some of us work inside the buildings, Brent Stringfellow, our University Architect, and Don Pasda, Director of Building and Utility Systems, took a trip to the very top of Packer Chapel to see how the restorative work on the building is coming along. They offered these pictures so we can all get an up-close look and see what they saw up there. Pretty impressive!
TARA SPAGNOLETTI joined the Planning Team on Monday, April 10, 2017. Tara brings a lot of experience to the job and will be working with Brent Stringfellow, our University Architect. We are glad to have her with us and hope you will give her a nice welcome as you cross paths with her.
SAM DAHER is our newest Project Manager. Sam started at Lehigh on Monday, March 28, 2017 and is looking forward to digging in to his new role and responsibilities. He will be working with Yasmin Bugaighis and the Design and Construction team. Please join us in welcoming him to the campus.
RETIRED After decades of faithful and dedicated service to the Facilities Services team, Donna Szczepanski retired from Lehigh to enjoy some free time and give greater time to some of her favorite hobbies and activities. Donna enjoyed a warm send-off in December from many who worked with her through the years. She promises to return for visits, proclaiming that we are family. We feel the same way about her. Happy retirement, Donna! You will always be remembered.
Speaking of excellence...Congratulations to Mary Jo Brown (left) and Karen Williamson (right) for receiving the 2016 Tradition of Excellence Award for their years of work on the migration of facilities interior space data management from MS Access to a true enterprise solution, and for developing a campus GIS system for utilities and other exterior assets. They have both worked cheerfully and selflessly on these major projects that impact the entire university, and we are proud of them both. Pictured with Mary Jo and Karen is Scott Rutzmoser, LTS' GIS expert, who worked with them and ultimately nominated them for the award.
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PHOENIX -- The Phoenix man convicted of killing his little daughter by setting her on fire in the desert is due back in court.
Death penalty?
Man convicted of burnign baby daughter to death back in court - The Phoenix man convicted of killing his little daughter by setting her on fire in the desert is due back in court.
Shawn Grell, 34, was sentenced to death in 2001, after admitting dousing his 2-year-old, Kristen, with gasoline, lighting a match and leaving the toddler to burn to death in a remote area near Apache Junction.
Grell waived his trial in the Dec. 2, 1999 murder, pleading guilty in September 2000. The next year, an East Valley judge gave Grell the death penalty. Barbara Jarrett, who spent 12 years on the bench and only sentenced one person to death -- Grell -- has since retired.
The 2001 decision came before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that capital cases must be decided by a jury rather than a judge. That ruling forced an overhaul of Arizona's death penalty law, which means a jury will now decide Grell's fate.
Grell's lawyers are expected to argue that Grell has such a low IQ that he shouldn't get the death penalty. In 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to execute mentally retarded criminals, calling it "cruel and unusual punishment."


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I'm in blue and I'm in bliss.
I was really fascinated when I saw this blue laced maxi dress when I search maxi dresses in Google Images.
It's color is so cool and light that I just had to get it for myself to use in our promenade.
I love its outline and its see through effect of its long skirt that really makes you feel different. Its striking color embrace your femininity reserve.
The laces are so comfortable to wear and it doesn't give you a itchy feeling when your wearing it unlike the other lace cloth.
I used this dress 8 months ago in our JS Promenade at ICCHS dated February 02, 2012.
I bought this from Ravin'z Fashion paired with an Elegance Shoe of SM.
For my hair and make up, I do it all by myself.
Here are some photos of our grand event held in Iloilo Grand Hotel.
I set my self in a suite room of the Hotel.
I was in charged of the stage decoration and flowers.
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Even in the depths of winter the display in my local supermarket is lavish. It was inspiration for a dinner in winter for eight. Recently, as my eyes wandered from shiitake mushrooms to uglis and Singapore star fruit, it was hard to detect the humble cabbage amid such abundance.
Yet what is wrong with commoners such as cabbage, carrots, onions, rutabagas and the much-maligned potato? Pears and apples in January surely must be better than imported strawberries that have traveled thousands of miles. Plain old parsley beats dried tarragon and basil any day, fashionable and delicious though those herbs may be in summer when they are fresh.


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TThere can be a few better ways to enjoy the lush greenery and spectacular scenery of Limpopo's Waterberg region than leaping out of a plane and rushing towards it in an unforgettable freefall from thousands of metres in the air. Skydive Extreme will show you how.
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I love living in Suffolk, especially when you drive past an old drunk man on a child's bicycle at 10am on a Sunday morning and he then gives you the finger. I have never wanted to run someone over so much in my life!
Sunday is spinning day and I had a really great class today (absolutely knackering but it actually makes me feel like I have accomplished something). Good luck to those people who were completing a four hour spinathon in aid of MENCAP, I struggle through 45 minutes I have no idea how they are going to do it but it's for a really great cause, so well done them!!
Something struck me today during spinning, what the hell happened to independent women? Destiny's Child sang all about being independent, Charlie's Angels kicked arse and in spinning today a group of 10 women couldn't even count down from 8 loud enough to be heard over some moderately loud music. It was faintly embarrassing to be honest. Each woman felt too self conscious to count out loud when they were sweaty and working out in an enclosed room, who was there to judge them? I didn't get it so there I was happily shouting away numbers and when no one else joined did I feel embarrassed? No not really.
I used to be that girl who was too scared to ask anyone anything or speak out but I was sixteen years old. These were beautiful, grown up, successful women and it makes me sad that they were that conscious of their own voice. Luckily the instructor pulled it out of them (mainly by making us continue in low squat which is ridiculously hard when he thought we were too quiet!!) and I hope that experience made them care a bit less, because in all seriousness who cares? And to prove that here is me looking sweaty with no makeup for everyone to see!!!


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I appreciated the May 11 letter regarding accessibility to Taste of Beaufort and the homecoming for Candice Glover.
I related to the writer's dilemma because my parents relocated to Beaufort in 2005 due to failing health. They built a beautiful, fully accessible condominium penthouse with elevator access and all bathrooms compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. We were delighted when their condo became a preferred site for church and social events because it enabled all their new friends and acquaintances to attend -- including a number of folks who hadn't attended functions (public or private) in years because of limited accessibility.
But it was disappointing and frustrating when they couldn't even consider frequenting restaurants or art galleries or attending events because they could not accommodate Dad's wheelchair or Mom's walker or oxygen tanks, etc.
Many residents and guests suffer the inconvenience, awkwardness and embarrassment that their physical limitations present.
I believe it's time we acknowledge the problem and attempt to allow "all the people" access to all the wonderful things offered in and around "beautiful Beaufort by the Sea."
I encourage local businesses to take accessibility into consideration in their business plans, and I call upon the city and county governments to appoint an advocate to have a voice in all planning meetings and discussions where accessibility could be an issue.
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The Marlins, who fell to 1-9 and remain on pace with the 1998 team for the worst start in franchise history (1-11), could potentially be in even bigger trouble if the pain in slugger Giancarlo Stanton's left shoulder turns out to be worse than expected.
The All-Star right fielder was scratched from the lineup an hour before the start of the game Friday -- a pain he says has been escalating since he made a diving catch last weekend in New York. He's scheduled to have an MRI on Saturday and will at the very least sit out a few days.
"I wasn't too sure if it was the weather or the dive or what not," said Stanton, who took batting practice before the game. "I felt it [during batting practice] and I didn't like it."
Marlins manager Mike Redmond said the Marlins are in a wait-and-see approach for now.
"I would say it's fair to say he's not going to play tomorrow," Redmond said. "We're going to reevaluate him tomorrow."


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I have grandparents on my father's side who lived in Dominica and moved to Barbados, Prince Charles Gregoire and Marie Dagma Lamothe Gregoire (Ma Prince).
Ma Prince lived in Roebuck Street for many years. They had 12 children (8 boys and four girls), some of them still living.
I am also looking for the Pilgrim family from Barbados and my grandmother's Mom and Dad. Most are believed to be living in Barbados and England, and possibly Canada.
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I was in a car accident on 12/24/06. I had injured my back and neck and was out of work a month following the accident. I was informed by Met Life that my condition was not serious enough for me to be out of work even though my 2 doctors had taken me out off work. I was unable to sit for more than 10 minutes at a time without being in severe pain, and I work in a call center and am required to sit for 8-9 hours per day. I went back to work in 01/07 and was in and out of work until April since I was seeking physical therapy 5 times a week. I went out of work full time 04/13/2007- 07/30/07.
My doctor had filled out all the paperwork stating that I was disabled from this time and I am unable to sit since it was making my condition worse. I was then informed by Met Life that entire leave from work was declined and I was then terminated from my job. I have not been able to get any money from Met Life for any of my leave. And then since Met Life declined my leave, I am unable get unemployment since my employer stated I was on an unexcused leave. So I am at the point where I am going to foreclose on my home and me and my son will be homeless.


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loosing things up a bit. And Marten James thinks he knows just how to help his buddy out. So the two strip down to their skivies and Marten starts off working his buddy's feet, slowly kneading them until he feels the tension evaporate. Then he works his way up Rob's legs until he winds up on his ass. He peels down Rob's underwear and then starts licking his toes. Then he gets his tongue between Rob's ass cheeks, runs his tongue around the edge and starts tongue fucking his buddy. Rob is loving every minute of it if his curled toes are any indication. Marten decides it's time to give Rob's cock a taste, and flips his buddy over to suck him off while he fingers his tight hole. Then, it's Rob's turn to get his throat stretched a bit on Marten's cock, and he goes right to it. He works his way down the shaft and then onto his balls and butt crack. Rob straddles Marten's cock and slides down on the raw shaft until his buddy is balls deep in him. Then all of a sudden, Marten unleashes a pounding on Rob and plows his hole deep before he flips him over, hoists his legs in the air, and bangs his ass hard. Marten starts edging himself close, and Rob welcomes each stoke on his hot hole. But Marten wants to get deeper in his buddy, so he flips Rob onto all fours, and unleashes a final hot hard pounding on him. He jams his cock in deep and hard, then at the last second, he pulls out and lets loose with gushers of cum that roll down the crack of Robs flexing hole before he goes back in to deliver the last few drops directly into Rob's ass. Rob flips onto his back and blows his load. His first shot goes right to his armpit, and he continues until his abs are fully glazed in cum.
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As the 20 seats in Kerala prepare for Lok Sabha elections on Thursday, some of the candidates will find some serious competition for their namesakes. With the Congress-led UDF taking on the CPI(M)-led LDF in what is largely a bipolar battle, these namesakes have been propped up to create confusion among unsuspecting voters. Some might might end up voting for the wrong candidate, and these small vote shares could prove crucial in the battles that is characteristic of the poll battles in Kerala.
For instance, in Kasargode, there are two candidates with the same surname: T Siddique from the Congress and an independent candidate called A Siddique. CPI(M)'s P Karunakaran also find a namesake in Independent candidate Karunakaran Kalippurayil.
In neighbouring Kannur, Congress has fielded K Sudhakaran, while there are two others with exactly the same name, both independent candidates.
In Vadakara, CPI(M) candidate Adv A M Shamseer has a namesake A P Shamseer, again an independent candidate.
In Kozhikode, Congress candidate M K Raghavan has as many as three namesakes: M Raghavan, V M Raghavan and Vijayraghavan K, all independents.
In Alathur, there are four candidates with the surname Biju: P K Biju from CPI(M), and independents A Biju, K Biju and R Biju.
In Idduki constituency, there are three Independent candidates with surname Jospeh: James Joseph, Shoby Joseph and Biju Joseph.
In Kollam, M A Baby from CPI(M) and will take on M Baby an Independent, while the other two Independent candidates are called Premachandran.
Alappuzha constituency has two candidates with similar a surname: CPI(M)'s C B Chandrababu and Chandrababu (independent).
In Attingal, there are two independent candidates by the name Suresh and two candidates by the name Anil Kumar.
Thiruvananthapuram, where Congress' Shashi Tharoor is being challenged by Benet Abraham of the CPI, there is a Benet Babu Benjamin (independent) also in the fray.
It remains to be seen how the 'namesake' factor can affect the polling results in the state.
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Congress conducts hearing on DTC advertising
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is scheduled to conduct a hearing on DTC advertising on May 8, beginning at 10 a.m.
The committee is chaired by Congressman Bart Stupak, a Michigan Democrat and fierce critic of the industry who has previously called for the resignation of FDA commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach.
Among those expected to testify at the hearing are: Nancy Nielsen, president elect of the American Medical Association; Mollyann Brodie, VP and director public opinion and media research at the Kaiser Family Foundation; Marcia Crosse, director health care, US Government Accountability Office; James Sage, senior director/team leader, Lipitor at Pfizer; Deepak Khanna, SVP and general manager Merck/Schering Plough; and Kim Taylor, president Ortho Biotech.
For more information, or to watch a live webcast of the hearing, log on to: http://energycommerce.house.gov/membios/schedule.shtml


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"Smash" is back this February and it's out with the old and in with the new. In the preview video below, "American Idol" contestant and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson previews the new season and her role on the series.
"I'm having a ball recording all the original music," Hudson says in the video below. "You're constantly creating new things on so many different levels. One minute you're in the studio, the next second you're doing choreography, the next second you're acting. It's a huge challenge, but I love it."
Watch the video below for more "Smash" Season 2 with Megan Hilty, Katharine McPhee and Christian Borle. Click through the slideshow for new pictures.
The new season of "Smash" kicks off with a two-hour episode on Tuesday, February 5 at 9 p.m. EST and moves to its regular timeslot on Tuesday, February 12 at 10 p.m. EST.


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The Los Alamos Precision Rifle team is shown with the winning trophy and a $1,000 check from the Civilian Marksmanship Program for taking top honors at the Navy Championships in February. The team prepared for the All-Service Championships in Anniston, Ala., which started March 22. The primary team members are Jodi Cull-Host, Cory Aslin, Tessa Snyder, John Gibson and alternate Noah Marriott.
Environmental scientist Chick Keller will discuss PEEC Earth Day events scheduled April 21 and the Nature Center capital improvement project at the weekly Kiwanis meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Masonic temple.
Bulk pickup
Brush and bulk item collection will take place from 8 a.m. April 2 to 4 p.m. April 6. Items must be out by 8 a.m. April 2 for townsite residents with Monday or Tuesday trash service.
March on Hunger
The Public Service Company of New Mexico, BHP Billiton's San Juan Coal Company and the Sierra Club have filed a settlement that would result in an additional, larger groundwater recovery system adjacent to the San Juan Generating Station and the San Juan Coal Mine near Waterflow.
Filed Thursday with the United States District Court for New Mexico, the settlement needs court approval for the system to be constructed.
Under the agreement, a new groundwater recovery system would be built to enhance the current water management system by capturing groundwater downstream of the generating station and the mine and incorporating a subsurface water barrier.
The captured water then would be diverted to an evaporation pond at the power plant site.
Even though Los Alamos doesn't have a distracted driving ordinance on the books, the state does.
The Los Alamos County Police Department is looking to ramp up enforcement, as part of Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April.
Thousands die each year as a result of distracted driving, which can include chatting on a cell phone, texting or playing with a toddler in the back seat, according to the National Safety Council.
Lt. Jason Wardlow-Herrera said people are 23 times more likely to be involved in a car accident if they're driving while distracted. And while Los Alamos hasn't seen many accidents to warrant it's own distracted driving ordinance yet, he said it's still something to look out for.
At the 60 percent review of a proposed Community Broadband Network, several residents advocated for extending wireless services, rather than creating a fiber optics network.
When County Council Vice Chair Ron Selvage made the motion to move the project forward to the 90 percent review, he also included a directive that staff conduct a study of a wireless option comparable to one gigabit (Gbps) of fiber, which would be in addition to, but not in place of, fiber.
Information Technology Project Manager Estevan Gonzales and Acting Administrative Services Director Laura Gonzales returned to council with the results of the wireless study Tuesday night.
Los Alamos National Laboratory has awarded a master task order agreement for up to $250 million to three small businesses with offices in Northern New Mexico.
The agreement is for services related to the transportation and disposal of hazardous and radioactive waste.
The companies include ARS Cavanagh Environmental Services, LLC; Portage, Inc., and Navarro Research & Engineering, Inc.
"Safely handling and transporting waste containers is an important part of our environmental cleanup efforts at Los Alamos," said Pete Maggiore, assistant manager for the National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos Site Office Environmental Projects Office.
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A state judge has ordered former Public Regulation Commissioner Jerome Block Jr. to spend 4 ½ years on probation for election law violations and misuse of taxpayer money.
Block was sentenced Wednesday by District Judge Michael Vigil.
Block had faced up to 4 ½ years in prison after failing to comply with a plea agreement requirement to complete a court-supervised drug treatment program. Block's attorney has said his client is addicted to prescription painkillers and cocaine.
He resigned last year after pleading guilty to felonies, including fraudulent of a state-issued credit card.
A Citizens Review Committee was formed to review the status of the school referendum and bond projects. This committee met for the first time March 21.
As part of its work, the committee will verify whether the school district accomplished what it set out to accomplish in its plans that were presented to the public.
The committee, which serves in an advisory role, will report periodically to the Los Alamos Public Schools Board.
The committee will also be asked to provide feedback on completed projects as well as help determine which future projects should be undertaken.
The committee meets once a month. Future work of the committee will include a review of the 5-year and 20-year construction plans of the district.
The following students also received one-time, $1,000 awards from the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation. They were inadvertently left off in a story in Tuesday's Los Alamos Monitor.
• Lucas Baca, West Las Vegas HS - Alan Johnston Memorial
• Jalila Arthur, Robertson HS - William & Gertrude Fradkin Memorial
• Jaylene Martinez, Penasco HS - Rae Lee Siporin Achievement
• Kyetiil Vicenti, Dulce HS - Rae Lee Siporin Achievement
• Ashtyn Megariz, Mesa Vista HS - Tim Martin Memorial
• Ryan Keyser, New Mexico State University - Northern New Mexico American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Los Alamos Middle School seventh grader Liam Johnson entered an essay in the nationwide Patriots Pen essay contest. The topic this year was, "Are You Proud of Your Country?" LAMS Language Arts Teacher Jennifer Holmes assisted the VFW in getting entries. A total of 13 entries was received. Johnson's essay was chosen as the post winner and was sent to the district contest, then to the state contest, at which he placed second.
Gina Smith of the Los Alamos VFW Ladies Auxiliary, presented Johnson with a check for $350 from the Department of New Mexico of Veterans of Foreign Wars, with an additional $25 from the Los Alamos Ladies Auxiliary.
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Raban had already kidnapped Sita from Panchabati forest. Sita was then captive in "Ashoke Kanan" of Lanka. Raban's younger brother Bibhisan was through out of the Kingdom as he spoke about Sita's release. Ram Chandra Started his war in Lanka with a few non Aryan soldiers. In the war, many demons were killed Bibhisan's son Taranisen also died. Being troubled by Bibhisan's wife Sarama's lament Indrajit disguised one of his faithful demon in to Sita, and killed her infront of Lakshman and Hanuman. To kill Indrajit for killing Sita, Lakshman secretly entered the palace of Ravan with the help of Hanuman, Lakshman Killed Indrajit and took revenge of killing Sita. To take revenge of Indrajit murder, Raban applied his powerful weapon on Lakshman. Being hit by that weapon Lakshman lost his senses. Ram picked up unconscious body of Lakshman and took it to his camp. Hamuman saved the life of Lakshman bringing Bishalyakarani from Gandhmadan Mountain. Then started the battle between Ram and Raban. But after sometime Ram Chandra realized that as Raban was blessed by goddess Durga, it was very difficult to defeat him in the battle. So Ram Chandra arranged for a untimely arousing of goddess Durga in the autumn. But he was unable to see Durga even after four days of worshipping. Then he decided to uproot his eyes. When he was about to do that, the goddess Durga appeared there and prevented him from uprooting his eyes. At last getting the blessing of the goddess Ram Chandra was able to defeat and rescued Sita.
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Ben Brantley: Celebrity Underminer
The 'Times' theater critic has reviewing movie stars on Broadway down to a formula.
If it's true that certain film actors — even those who slum it on Broadway — really just want to be recognized for the hotties they are, they don't have much to complain about when it comes to Times theater critic Ben Brantley. They owe it all to his patented celebrity smackdown formula: a leering paean to their blinding beauty, followed by cruel dismissal or the faintest of praise for any actual acting that might take place. In today's review of A Little Night Music, Catherine Zeta-Zones is called "lively," "beautiful," "lustrous," "vulpine," and "drop-dead gorgeous" ... all while he implies that she's miscast and overemotes, and writes that "swapping arch banter, sung or spoken, doesn't come naturally." Other movie stars have fared even less well.
4/20/06, Julia Roberts, Three Days of Rain:
"O.K., if you must know, she's stiff with self-consciousness (especially in the first act), only glancingly acquainted with the two characters she plays and so deeply, disturbingly beautiful that you don't want to let her out of your sight. Now can we go back to discussing Mr. Greenberg's play? Fat chance."
10/19/07, Claire Danes, Pygmalion:
"Much of the advance interest has centered on the Broadway debut of Ms. Danes, a pretty movie actress who appears regularly in films and in gossip columns. But her game, conscientious portrayal doesn't make much of an impression here."
11/2/07, Jennifer Garner, Cyrano de Bergerac:
"Not incidentally, Ms. Garner radiates megawatt beauty in Gregory Gale's sumptuous period costumes, and speaks Anthony Burgess's peppery rhymed translation with unaffected sprightliness. If she's a tad stilted in the big tragic finale, her comic timing is impeccable."
2/13/09, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Uncle Vanya:
"Ms. Gyllenhaal, a charming film actress, certainly matches the other characters' descriptions of Yelena as a languorous beauty. She wears Suzy Benzinger's sleek-fitting period dresses like the mermaid Vanya says Yelena is, and she walks in a slow-motion haze, like one hypnotized by her own attractiveness. But her clear, matter-of-fact voice doesn't have much variety here."
10/7/09, Jude Law, Hamlet:
"Hold your breath, sports fans! Here's Mr. Law, lithe and taut, bracing himself for that first tricky soliloquy, 'O that this too too solid flesh would melt.' No melting here. Mr. Law, gesturing and enunciating violently, nails the speech with the attack of an electric hammer."
10/23/09, Sienna Miller, After Miss Julie:
"Ms. Miller registers as a healthy, sane young woman with good diction, good posture and great legs. Commendable as these attributes are, they are of limited use in portraying a tautly wound, death-courting neurotic who is eaten alive by her own demons."


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That is a great example, but today I want to look at other ways you can show progress in math by math samples. Many families ask me how to show progress in math. They might be unschoolers, or families who just participate in more real-life math. I am hoping this gives everyone a new vision on the words "math sample."
Maybe your student has worked hard on building something. What about sending me a picture or a copy of the plans they drew up to make it? Like a garden, a design for a table, or a plan for a fort. All of these involve math and are excellent work samples.
Maybe you play a math game with your student.
Maybe you use Khan Academy and you could send a screen shot of what you have done this year. Here are some directions to do this.
Or maybe a math app progress report.
Maybe a picture of your child measuring something, or using a white board to solve problems. How about a video of them talking about how they solved a math problem. There are so many options. You can always email me for more ideas.
I hope this gets you started!
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AKRON — No one here at Firestone High School could have expected their first official tribute to astronaut Judith Resnik would end up being the American flag flown at half-staff.
``She just sent us her picture about three weeks ago,`` said Principal Robert Hatherill. ``She was going to come here for a ceremony and be the first person on our `Wall of Fame.` We were making arrangements to have the picture enlarged.``


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I met with Jack's first grade teacher, the school principal, and the district nurse yesterday to discuss a 504 assessment for Jack. If you aren't familiar, Section 504 is part of the Rehabilitation Act that protects students with disabilities. Since Leukemia is a chronic, life-threatening illness that impacts his learning, working, and performance of manual tasks, he qualifies as disabled. Once a 504 assessment is made and it's determined that a student qualifies, an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) is typically created to address the student's needs in school.
Obviously, it's taken me a while to get in gear and ask for this. The irony of requesting this assessment now is that Jack has caught up to his peers in most areas of concern since he started back to school in October. With that said, he is failing Physical Education, missing quite a bit of school, and his self-esteem and confidence are low. His stress level is difficult to manage even on a good day.
I was nervous going into the meeting. Not only am I still getting used to being an advocate for another person – a person whose needs have changed dramatically in the last year – but I've also read complaints about parents' frustrating experiences with schools when enacting 504. I worried that I might get pushback from the school because Jack really is performing well. Thankfully, the school officials were all very understanding. I feel like we are off to a good start in helping to get Jack some relief.
In our hour-long meeting, I summarized Jack's medication and treatment routines, explained how his health and side effects of treatment can impact him on any given day, and shared my concerns related to the challenges these things present to his education. Mainly it boils down to the fact that Jack puts forth so much additional effort in order to meet standards because of these challenges that it has compromised his emotional health and feelings about school.
We recorded the following challenges that impact Jack's ability to learn:
- Sensitivity to temperature changes
- Bone and joint pain, soreness
- Catheter in chest
- Lowered muscle definition
- Difficulty with coordination
- Delayed reflexes
- Shortness of breath
- Dizziness
- Weakness/fatigue
- Attention/focus impacted by chemo treatment levels
- Monthly steroid impacts mood and ability to cope with expectations
- Medication taken at school, can get headache near time of receipt
Based on these things, the school will make accommodations for him to aid his learning in the following ways:
- Additional time to complete assessments and assignments
- Extra opportunities to repeat and explain information and directions
- Extra time to respond to information and questions
- Teacher will provide parents with work when child can't attend school (to be completed if he feels well enough)
- PE accommodations, such as alternate responsibilities/tasks
- Teacher will remind Jack to eat and take snacks to accommodate his lack of appetite and slowness/distractibility when eating
This plan is a bit vague, but it should be enough to give the teachers the ability to customize the help they give Jack without making it a big production in front of his peers. I'm hoping that the additional understanding of Jack's health issues from his teacher's will take some of the pressure off of him and maybe that will even result in less self-injury! That's my hope anyway.
I felt so relieved when I walked out of that office! I alternately wanted to cry and giggle hysterically. I didn't have to push for any of this and it felt like I was part of a team that has Jack's best interests at heart. There are people who have access to things that I don't and they are going to help my child – we aren't alone and we don't have to spend tons of time blindly fumbling around the educational system.
Instead we can spend our time blindly fumbling our way through the parenting of our chronically ill kid! It may be a small victory but I will take it!


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Suspended by my wrists for so long had me wishing for my captor's return, and when I heard the Governess's voice I smiled inwardly.
"That was fun,†she boasted. "Sure was,†another one replied gleefully. "That Chinese man knows what to do with his dick. "Yeah, he's fucked me a few times. He doesn't have the biggest dick in the world, but he knows what to do with it!â€
"But now we have Morgan. Think he's ready to fuck me yet?
"Well, it's been four hours. He should have enough cum in his balls by now. Give it a shot.â€
Mercifully, my arms were finally freed and my ankles were loosened. Then I felt a lot of hands on me, forcing me to the ground on my knees. Still blindfolded, I could only feel my way as my knees pressed into the soft ground. In turn my wrists were bound behind me.
"I like it the old fashion way,†I heard the second fuckee say, with lots of nipple sucking.†My head was pushed downward from my kneeling position until I felt the soft mound of one of her breasts. "Lick!†the command was. It wasn't difficult complying as I ran my tongue all over the soft skin until I found the nipple. Instinctively, I sucked it deep into my mouth and I could hear moans.
"By the way, Morgan,†I heard the Governess say. "You're sucking the tits of an Asian woman,†she said with a soft laugh. "We have women of all colors on this island. And each one is dominant over any male.â€
My face was then forced over to the other mammary, and I sucked and licked that nipple to hardness as well. Then I felt hands forcing my face between the two mounds and I felt smothered, barely able to breathe. Then slowly, I licked my way down her body. It felt awkward with my hands tied in back, but I managed to feel her mound with my tongue. My face was forced into her juncture, and I could hear her moans getting louder when I touched her clit. My face was smeared with pussy juice as I sucked her. Cheers could be heard from the women watching this, by I didn't care. All I wanted to do was please this woman, and what I've heard so far, I was doing okay.
Then I heard a loud shriek of heavenly bliss. "Atta boy Morgan!†The Governess encouraged. I told you the ladies liked having their pussies sucked!â€
"That was great,†I heard the lady under say. "Now I want that cock!â€â€¦.â€Yes ma'am, " I replied respectfully.
"Okay Morgan, we'll free your hands so you can fuck her better…but if you try to run, I'm going to put the needled pouch back on!†the leader warned. Submissively I remained silent. Even though I couldn't see her, I directed my hard member toward the middle of her thighs. I felt a hand positioning the head so that it was directly on the opening. One lunge forward and I was in….â€Yes!†the lady under me exclaimed. "Fuck me deep. Ah Yesssssssss!†Her cunt felt predictably wet and I slammed into her. This would be my first time with an Asian woman. I'd been to a few massage parlors where most of the ladies were of this lady's persuasion, and they were especially adept at that art, and they always jacked me off. However, I've never actually fucked any of them.
Then I felt something else. Each time I pulled back so I could plunge in again, a whip was used on my butt-cheeks. "Fuck that lady!†I heard one say. In, out, thwack: in, out, thwack. This did encourage me to fuck faster and harder. I could hear moans again. I could feel the cum about to arise and tried desperately to hold it. The lashes on my butt made it difficult to slow down. …Then I heard her cries of unbridled passion shriek, just before I emptied into her.
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When the sun got ornery in 1859, American telegraph operators saw sparks fly.
A huge solar flare belched a cloud of charged particles into Earth's path. But other than frying telegraph lines, the electromagnetic collision caused little stir in the world.
Nobody back then had yet switched on a decent light bulb, much less charged an iPhone.
Yet the sun hasn't changed its ways, and that worries University of Kansas physicist Adrian Melott, among others. If the remnants of a similar solar flare struck the planet today?
"Gee, I'd be without cable TV," Melott deadpanned.
Without email too, some fear. No heating or cooling. No electric grid.
Satellite technology, it was nice knowing you.
This is the scenario rolling out from a growing network of scientists, policymakers and survivalists. Not quite doomsday because life itself would continue, but a silent natural disaster that could unplug us from all we depend upon.
"It's happened before, as recently as 1989," said astrophysicist David Hathaway of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. "That geomagnetic storm took out a big transformer in New Jersey."
Still, it was no "Carrington event," named for British astronomer Richard Carrington, who charted the 1859 solar burst.
Scientists today regard what happened in 1989 as a mere sun-to-Earth wakeup call, an electromagnetic puff, though strong enough to knock out power in Quebec and parts of the U.S. Northeast.
Hathaway said the Big One, Carrington-style, "could be catastrophic," leaving much of North America without juice for months or years.
A 2009 study by the National Academy of Sciences warned that a massive geomagnetic assault on satellites and interconnected power grids could result in a blackout from which the nation may need four to 10 years to recover.
Sound like Y2K?
"The earth is in peril, and people love that," said Benjamin Radford, deputy editor of Skeptical Inquirer magazine. "There is this certain human fascination with disaster.
"This one's a little eccentric. … But given a world so interconnected and dependent on technology, with all our cellphones and computers, there's some legitimate scientific concern about this."Are we due?
Odds of an electronics Armageddon anytime soon are far from clear.
Because solar storms occur regularly, with magnetic loops flaring and twisting around sunspots, government weather scientists say it's inevitable that Earth will, on rare occasion, get bonked by what they call a "coronal mass ejection," or CME.
A cloud of solar plasma, depending on the magnetic makeup of its electrons, could penetrate and shake the planet's magnetic field, if the sun's aim is just so.
Some say a super CME, capable of shorting out satellites around the globe and frying electric lines across a continent, might be a once-in-a-century event.
In May 2012, a U.S. Geological Survey report estimated a 6 percent chance of another Carrington event occuring in the next decade.
Still other researchers, such as NASA's Hathaway, point out that for an event that big, the statistics are too flimsy to measure.
The uncertainty rests in the relatively brief span of time in which scientists have recorded a link between sunbursts and electromagnectic fluctuations on Earth, the first being Carrington's observations on Sept. 1, 1859.
And even then, the world knew about it only because an emerging technology went haywire.
"Telegraph systems, the Internet of that age," said Daniel Baker, director of the University of Colorado's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics.
Sparks shocked telegraph operators and set fire to their paper.
Electric surges created enough juice in some telegraph lines that operators were able to communicate even after disconnecting their batteries.
According to newspaper accounts, the Northern Lights could be viewed as far south as the Caribbean, the result of electrically charged particles from the sun entering Earth's atmosphere.
But beyond the aurora sightings and the telegraph station fires, the CME of 1859 passed without much notice.
"Without technology being our antenna to collect the effects of a geomagnetic storm, we'd have no way of knowing" if one ever arrived, Baker said.
Nor could we know whether or not the Carrington event was as bad as sunstorms get.
Melott of KU, in a 2012 paper, proposed that material from a solar megaflare 10 times the strength of the Carrington kind bombarded this planet around the year 775.
There just weren't wires to get blown out.
There were cedar trees, however, that absorbed a heavy dose of something from outer space.
Japanese scientists discovered a baffling spike in carbon-14 deposits within tree rings dating to the eighth century. In a study published in the journal Nature, they floated the possibility of a supernova causing the deposits because a burst so powerful from the sun had never been recorded.
But Melott, along with Washburn University professor Brian Thomas and others, countered the Japanese findings with their own published study. It challenged the notion that the Carrington event was the all-time mother of sun flares emanating to Earth.
Carrington "was a biggie," Melott said, but maybe not the biggest.
Beware the "Charlemagne event," Melott's nod to the eighth-century warrior and king.Odd partners
In Washington, concerns about an epic sunstorm have not drawn a lot of public attention. But they are forging unusual political alliances.
Policymakers on the right have long warned of terrorists detonating a nuclear device 20 miles above the United States, causing an "electromagnetic pulse," or EMP, that could wreak havoc on electric grids in ways a sun-spawned CME can.
In hopes of preventing both brands of chaos, tea party politicians have joined liberals such as U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, a California Democrat, to push legislation requiring utilities to harden the nation's electric infrastructure.
Such a bill, called the GRID Act, passed the U.S. House in 2010 but never gained traction in the Senate.
Since then, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has ordered utilities to assess their vulnerabilities and deliver plans.
Topeka-based Westar Energy, providing power to nearly 700,000 customers in the eastern third of Kansas, said the industry should proceed with caution.
"Let's figure out what we're trying to solve, first," said Tom Stuchlik, the utility's executive director of systems operations.
Experts say solutions range from upgrades that keep power surges from spreading, to sheds that protect big transformers, to rockets at the ready to carry communications satellites into space, replacing a bunch of dead ones.
"If a once-in-a-millennium event does come along, what can you do now that you know is going to work?" asked Allen Klassen, Westar's director of transmission systems operation.
As with hurricanes, earthquakes and tornadoes, electromagnetic natural disasters are believed to threaten some areas of Earth more than others.
Upper latitudes are more apt to get hit than places closer to the equator. Grids near large bodies of salt water or atop heavy concentrations of granite are at higher risk too.
The Midwest's location and subsoil conditions make a Carrington-style blackout less likely to spread, contend Westar and KCP
Plenty of other skeptics dismiss the doomsday scenario.
Whether the perceived threat to our high-tech cocoon is tied to a source natural or nuclear, nonproliferation scholar Jeffrey Lewis of the Monterey Insitute of International Studies recently told the Los Angeles Times: "People are saying these outlandish things that are not related to data. You get skeptical of them really quick."
Julie L. Casey, a St. Joseph area author of young-adult books, can't help but ponder the possibilities.
"Everything shuts down," said Casey, of rural Union Star, Mo. "Without electricity, there is no manufacturing. No medicines. No processed food.
"No gasoline could be refined or even oil drilled."
Such thoughts compelled her to write a novel published last year, "How I Became a Teenage Survivalist." It tells of a Missouri farm boy's triumph in the wake of a massive sun flare that took away the conveniences he knew.
Her publisher, Pants on Fire Press, will soon release a sequel set in downtown Kansas City.
Different boy. Same geomagnetic storm.
The second book is scarier than the first, which served up more hope than horror.
"We can learn to live without electricity," Casey said she was initially thinking. "Ask any survivalist. The best place to be is out on a farm."
But in the city?
Spoiler alert: In her sequel, downtown becomes a disease-stricken ruin.


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CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Feb. 28, 2017) - Canadian Equipment Rentals Corp. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:CFL) today announced that it has entered into a Sixth Amending Agreement with its senior lenders. This agreement expires on April 28, 2017 and provides the Company additional time to secure a refinancing solution that will result in repayment of the existing amounts due to the senior lenders.
To assist in this effort, the Company has engaged Ernst & Young Orenda Corporate Finance Inc. as exclusive advisor with respect to the process. The scope of the process includes securing replacement financing for the senior lenders and simultaneously exploring alternative strategic options to satisfy both lender demands and maximize shareholder value.
About Canadian Equipment Rentals Corp.
Canadian Equipment Rentals Corp. is a Canadian public corporation and parent company to Zedcor Energy Services Inc. ("Zedcor"). Zedcor is engaged in the rental of surface equipment and accommodations to the Western Canadian Oil and Gas Industry. The Company trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "CFL".
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IMTA Alum Alyson Stoner is voicing the role of the new character Opal in Nickelodeon's The Legend of Korra! Alyson first showed her star power when she competed at IMTA in 2000!
Since competing at IMTA, Alyson has starred in many major feature films including Camp Rock, Cheaper By The Dozen movies, Step Up and Step Up 3D! Alyson is also a frequent VIP guest at IMTA who gives inspirational talks to the aspiring talent competing! Alyson has also produced The Alyson Stoner Project which is an original dance instructional and music fitness DVD! She also guest-starred on the Fox medical drama House. Alyson is an accomplished actor, singer and dancer and an inspirational person who donates her time and talents to many good causes.


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About Scholarship: The University of Warwick is offering the Chancellor's International Scholarships for overseas Postgraduate research applications for entry in October 2018. The University Scholarship will offer full fees support and maintenance award to international doctoral students of the highest caliber. The University will offer scholarship to approximately 17 of the most outstanding international PhD applicants. Applicants may be from any discipline at Warwick, and be from any nationality.
The University of Warwick values its increasingly developed reputation as an international university, and the Chancellor's International Scholarships demonstrate the University's commitment to fully supporting its most talented students, no matter their national origin.
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Sunday, May 23, 2010
Our Day In Malta
The Maltese Archipelago, consisting of the inhabited islands of Malta, Gozo and Comino are located in the Mediterranean Sea, about 52 miles south of Sicily. The history of the Maltese Islands goes back some 7,000 years, to the dawn of civilization. Malta and Gozo are the home to mysterious prehistoric temples that pre-date the pyramids of Egypt and Stonehenge in England.
The Roman Empire dominated the islands from about 218 BC. Malta changed hands a number of times after the Roman rule, most notably under the Arabs from 870 AD. Other occupiers included the Byzantines, the Normans, the Swabians and the Arogonese. In 1530, the Knights of the Order of Saint John arrived in Malta. During their rule, the Order fought off the great Ottoman Empire of Turkey in the famous great siege of Malta. The period of leadership under the knights ended in 1798 when Napoleon Bonaparte took the islands, but this occupation was short lived when the Maltese revolted against the French and the islands fell under the protection of the British Empire in 1800. Malta became an independent state within the British Commonwealth in 1964 and became a Republic ten years later. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is a small and densely populated island nation comprising an archipelago of seven islands, three of which are inhabited. It has a warm, inviting Mediterranean climate. The main island is 17 miles long and 9 miles wide.
Our tour of Malta started off a bit rocky as we were expecting our private tour provider, Duncan Zammit of UPhotoMalta, to meet us at the cruise ship pier at 8:30 am when the ship docked but he didn't show up until 9 am. I don't know if it was my mistake or his but regardless, once the tour started, the hiccup at the beginning was quickly forgotten. Duncan was very knowledgeable about Malta, where he'd been born, raised and still lived. We started off by driving about a few spots in Valletta, including a park across from where the Magic was docked, allowing us to get some great photos. We then headed off to Marsaxlokk, an authentic fishing village. The boats in the harbor were all shapes and sizes, from the smallest one person boat to large boats. Most were brightly painted in blue, yellow, green, red and brown.
From there we headed to Mdina, the old walled part of Malta. However, before entering Mdina, we stopped at a local tea shop/bar for a local pastry filled with peas (pastizzi) and a hot, spicy tea. Both were very good. The Mdina was walled, and where we entered it was about 20 feet thick. The roads were little more than alleyways, limiting traffic to residents and, during certain hours, small trucks for delivery of supplies and goods.
We then drove into what seemed like the interior of the island where there was a distinct focus on agriculture. We saw various types of vegetables being grown. It was interesting that the farmers had to erect greenhouse-like structures, not to accelerate the growing process, but instead to protect the crops from the high winds. From there we visited several overlooks from which we saw beautiful beaches, stunning cliffs and scenery. All the while, we were talking with Duncan, who we found to be very personable and funny. His easy-going nature and willingness to share personal insights about Malta and its people made our half-day tour one we will remember.
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Hi Spencers's,
We enjoyed your informative "Our Day in Malta" post.
Enjoy each moment of your family adventure. Stay safe!
Lee & Iraida
- May 23, 2010 at 10:14 AM
Actually, I'm enjoying it all... just have some catching up to do...
it looks and sounds beautiful..
Things are fine here... new record of 94 yesterday...91+ today... enjoy the climate while you have it. Ollie wants to go next time.
- May 24, 2010 at 12:40 PM
- Dubai Cruise said...
I want to thank you for this informative article. I enjoyed each aspect of it
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Saturday, May 12, 2012
[Angie Travels] Eating our way through Tasmania (Part 1) - Launceston, Tamar Valley
9 comments:
- Helen (Grab Your Fork) said...
I heart a good baguette. I could quite happily eat a crusty baguette with loads of butter for dinner! Looks like you guys had an awesome time in Tassie :)
- May 12, 2012 at 3:41 PM
- gaby @ lateraleating said...
Hey Angie, you're always on the road! Some great eats down there, I have to schedule a visit to Tasmania soon. Love those purple carrots and the idea of the scallop pie.
- May 13, 2012 at 11:26 AM
- SarahKate (Mi Casa-Su Casa) said...
WOW! Looks like you had a seriously delicious trip! And you ate some amazing food. But, the thing in this post that made me the most hungry was that mushroom and brie breakfast sandwich that you made yourself! YUM!!
- May 15, 2012 at 6:11 PM
- Tina @ bitemeshowme said...
You really did eat your heart out. I am such a sucker for baguettes....
- May 16, 2012 at 8:32 AM
- Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...
It's hard to find a bad meal there isn't it? I like what you've chosen! :)
- May 22, 2012 at 3:50 AM
- Iron Chef Shellie said...
Oh man what I would give for a chorizo sausage roll right about now!
- May 22, 2012 at 10:34 AM
- Marcellina said...
It's been quite a few years since we spent a couple of weeks in Tasmania. Your post brought back wonderful memories. The food, oh, the food! We had devonshire teas every day! Luckily I was a lot younger and was able to work it all off! Thanks for the nostalgia. I love to go back!
- May 23, 2012 at 10:28 PM
- TravelJunkie said...
the food! oh wow. it looks like a satisfying trip! ;) i'm so jealous right now, the food is just so appetizing! wow! you do live to eat!
- May 24, 2012 at 11:35 AM
- Rita (mademoiselle délicieuse) said...
I'd love to visit King Island one day to sample the produce but have heard it's quite windy so need to pick the time of year carefully!
That croissant looks so puffy and flaky! The cakes look great too but agree that the macarons look a little unsmooth.
I'm intrigued by the lily pad-looking things on the lobster dish - is that the celery jelly?
- July 5, 2012 at 2:43 PM


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Big picture - Why invest in Jersey Oil and Gas PLC
Jersey Oil and Gas PLC Snapshot
Jersey Oil and Gas ("JOG") is an independent oil and gas company operated from Jersey, Channel Islands
JOG has a highly experienced E&P team with a multinational track record of operating assets and leading upstream-focused oil and gas companies
The Team is actively pursuing a North Sea production-focused strategy, aiming to deliver strong shareholder returns through:
- Exposure to any oil price recovery - acquire production at current low oil prices
- Lower cost base - benefit from falling operating costs, low overheads and management costs
- Improving Tax Environment - UK Budget 2016 reduced headline tax from 50% to 40% and PRT was abolished
- Low Financing Costs - Attractive bank funding costs can deliver attractive leveraged yields
Our business
Our objective is to build a diversified production focused North Sea asset portfolio, through the acquisition of non-operated working interests in multiple fields.
Target Asset Profile
- Mature production assets with long profiles and upside potential
- Oil and/or Gas
- Sub-sea tie-back, satellite fields
- production-based tariff agreements
- limited exposure to host platform costs
- Low capex and opex costs
- Manageable decommissioning liabilities
- Non-operated interests
Production Target
- Working Interests in 6-10 Producing Fields
- 10,000bopd net production
- Reserves target of 15-20MMbbls
Any acquisitions that are taken forward, will be financed from one or more of the company's balance sheet, the proceeds from strategic sales of selected parts of the combined group's asset portfolio and further equity and debt capital raises
Marcus Stanton - Non-Executive Chairman
Marcus Stanton is a Chartered Accountant with an investment banking background. Previously held banking roles include Chief Operating Officer of Global Capital Markets at Robert Fleming & Co. and a Director of Hill Samuel & Co, Corporate Finance. He has been a Non-Executive Director of a number of AIM listed companies including Windsor Insurance plc (insurance), Velosi Limited (oil and gas services), Lok'nStore Group plc (self storage) and Cardinal Resources plc (oil and gas E&P). He also runs an international consultancy practice, specialising in the investigation and litigation of complex banking transactions, largely on behalf of UK and overseas governmental agencies. He is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment. He is Chairman of the Jersey Oil and Gas audit committee and a member of the nomination and remuneration committees
Andrew Benitz - Chief Executive Officer
Mr Benitz is a former CEO and Director of Longreach Oil and Gas Ltd. Mr Benitz joined Longreach in 2009 as Chief Operating Officer. He previously worked at Deutsche Bank within the Oil and Gas Corporate Finance team and within the Equity Capital Markets team. He is also founder and director of Titan Properties SL, a real estate business in Spain. Mr Benitz completed his undergraduate studies at Edinburgh University and the University of Alberta, graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours).
Ron Lansdell - Chief Operating Officer
Mr Lansdell was Vice President of Exploration and Director at Longreach Oil and Gas Ltd. Mr Lansdell has held a number of senior technical and commercial roles during a 15 year career at ENI S.p.a./Agip ("ENI/Agip"). These roles included being posted to Nigeria, Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom. Mr Lansdell began his career in 1972 in seismic data acquisition and processing, initially at Digicon Inc. and then CGG in London, before joining Elf in Norway and then BHP Petroleum as Exploration Coordinator Western Australia. He spent nine years with Elf Aquitaine S.A. (in Norway, France and Syria) and then joined Qatar General Petroleum Corporation as Chief Geophysicist in Qatar before joining Eni/Agip. Mr Lansdell graduated in geology from the University of London.
Frank Moxon - Non-Executive Director
Frank is Managing Director of Hoyt Moxon Ltd, a corporate finance consultancy. He has over 25 years' experience as a corporate financier to developing and growth companies in a wide range of industrial sectors, but has specialised for some 17 years in natural resources, and is or has been a director of a number of mining and oil & gas companies quoted in London, Australia and Canada. Amongst other things he is a former head of corporate finance at Williams de Broë Plc and, until its August 2012 sale to PTT for £1.2 billion, was senior independent non-executive director at Cove Energy Plc. He has a BSc in Economics and is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, a Fellow of the Energy Institute and a member of the Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain.
Scott Richardson Brown - Finance Director
Scott Richardson Brown is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountant in England & Wales with wide experience working with AIM, FTSE 250 and FTSE 100 companies. Beginning his career at Coopers & Lybrand (later PricewaterhouseCoopers) in the Banking and Capital Markets division, he later became a Partner in the Corporate Broking/Finance division of Oriel Securities Limited covering a range of sectors including oil and gas. He left Oriel to become Corporate Finance and Investor Relations Director for CSR plc, a FTSE 250 semiconductor company, where, in addition to the day-to-day capital and corporate finance activities, he managed a number of corporate transactions. Immediately prior to joining Jersey Oil and Gas, Mr Scott Richardson Brown was Executive Finance Director of Ascent Resources plc an AIM listed European Oil and Gas group where he led a number of fund raisings and transactions as he helped to attempt to turn the company around.
John Church - Company Secretary
John Church is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years' experience across a variety of industries, having worked with both small and large companies in the private and quoted arenas. Mr Church founded TCP Chartered Accountants in 1985, which was subsequently sold in 2008 when he joined Jersey Oil and Gas. In addition, Mr Church currently sits on the board of a number of private companies, ranging from early stage resource companies to property companies, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
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Media history was made on April 29 when for the first time two broadcast series that had been cancelled by their network returned to life largely intact on the Internet. Specifically, new episodes of the long-running and now former ABC Daytime serials All My Children and One Life to Live, produced by Prospect Park's The Online Network and distributed via Hulu, HuluPlus and iTunes, became available that Monday; this after an outcry from millions of fans of both shows when ABC saw fit to replace them with unremarkable reality efforts.
Significantly, the online versions of AMC and OLTL don't seem very different from the shows that entertained millions of loyal fans on ABC for over four decades. New episodes appear only four days a week and have been reduced to a breezy 30 minutes each, but that makes great sense these days given the thousands of viewing options that are available across all media at all times. Each show has returned with much of its cast intact, along with familiar sets (rebuilt at the new Stamford, Conn., studios where they are produced) and continuations of select past storylines (along with kick-offs of a few new ones).
Most impressively, the production values are first rate, which sets AMC and OLTL far above most of the web soaps that have popped up in recent years. With a few exceptions, most of those look like they were shot by students as class projects, and most of the dialogue and acting in them is decidedly uninspired. (Certain Web series, such as the thriller Chosen and the action-adventure The Bannen Way, both on Crackle, look spectacular but should not be categorized as Web soap operas, even if they are serialized.)
By contrast, as far as soap operas go, the new AMC and OLTL look like the real deal: handsomely executed television series that just happen to be produced for online viewing. Further, their move from broadcast, where soap operas do more to push network standards than just about any other genre but nevertheless remain compromised by antiquated FCC restrictions, has instantly loosened certain content strangleholds on these veteran franchises. Right out of the box the kids were running around without clothes on AMC and cursing up a storm on OLTL. (On OLTL, s-bombs drop over Llanview like ducks from the sky during hunting season.) As a result, it's as if these two shows have taken big leaps into basic cable territory, which ought to add to their popularity with younger viewers who grew up watching anything other than broadcast.
To put this another way, the online versions of these shows already feel more in sync with what teenagers and young adults are watching than the four veteran soaps that are still running on the broadcast networks, and while I wish only to support the latter, it's going to be increasingly difficult to do so if they don't find ways to further modernize themselves and attract new young viewers. So far, there has been a nice balance between the screen time given in both AMC and OLTL to grown-up characters and the younger generation, though I have to think the kids might claim a little more space as they progress, if only because younger people are more prone to watch television online. Then again, these may be just the shows to compel certain older people to finally explore new technology.
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If you want to grow your investment base as much as possible, focus on income over growth where your dividend gains help accumulate shares. Growth companies might be found in funds that look for those whose potential is undervalued by the market. Figure out what your 401k does best, and then use your RIRA to cover the spread of your chosen asset allocation.
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