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The event will provide a comprehensive overview of Vical's product pipeline with an emphasis on the HSV-2 and invasive aspergillosis programs, including presentations by members of the Vical leadership team and two leading experts:
Listeners may access the accompanying slide presentation through the webcast at www.vical.com. The call and webcast are open on a listen-only basis to any interested parties. To listen to the conference call, dial in approximately ten minutes before the scheduled call to (719) 325-2239 (preferred), or (888) 455-2308 (toll-free), and reference confirmation code 9084195. A replay of the call will be available for 48 hours beginning about two hours after the call. To listen to the replay, dial (719) 457-0820 (preferred) or (888) 203-1112 (toll-free) and enter replay passcode 9084195. The call also will be available live and archived through the events page at www.vical.com. For further information, contact Vical's Investor Relations department by phone at (858) 646-1127 or by e-mail at email@example.com.
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Miss Rothschild yesterday responded on Twitter to coverage of the breakdown of her marriage to the financier Ben Goldsmith over an alleged affair with an American rapper, Jay Electronica.
In reference to an article in Saturday's Daily Mail, in which Janet St Porter said that celebrities who play out their private lives on the site "make my flesh crawl", Miss Rothchild was quick to hit back.
Her sister-in-law Jemima Khan posted: "Janet St P- "I don't discuss intimate personal details with anyone" (except when I'm paid by the Daily Mail)", to which another friend, Sarah Standing, posted: "Oh that article made me SO angry. What b*******."
Miss Rothschild replied: "me too- & re. her condemnation of 'taking' to twitter to air grievances as i did- she publishes her views & opinions ad nauseam", adding seconds later: "with the luxury of not having them twisted and magimixed by the press. twitter is the only recourse for most"
The heiress and her estranged husband have both used Twitter to highlight issues over their failing marriage. They said they have now reached a compromise, especially over the care of their two children.
A family source said that Mr Goldsmith's mother, Lady Annabel Goldsmith, was acting as a mediator for the couple and said "the whole thing has escalated on Twitter and was out of control".
Her latest Tweet comes just days after she released a joint statement with her husband agreeing to stop airing their increasingly acrimonious divorce in public.
Goldsmith, 31, was said to be "incensed" by his wife's behaviour following the disclosure of her alleged affair with Jay Electronica.
The pair are said to have become close last year after Miss Rothschild set up a record label and openly exchanged messages and photographs online.
In a Twitter message to his 6,000 followers last week, Mr Goldsmith chastised his wife for hiring a reputation and crisis management relations firm to "fix her reputation" and suggested she instead focused on their devastated children.
The Tweet has since been deleted and Mr Goldsmith agreed with fellow website users who warned against airing his troubles in public.
Mr Goldsmith was arrested and given a caution for assault earlier this month after lashing out when he discovered incriminating messages on her mobile phone. He is alleged to have slapped his wife and kicked a child's toy truck at her.
But earlier this week on Twitter he branded his estranged wife's decision to call the police to the family home "appalling" as he prepared for a lengthy divorce battle with the Rothschild heiress.
Today they issued a joint statement admitting that they should have kept their private life to themselves.
"We are both deeply saddened that our marriage has ended after nine years," the statement said.
"It is a matter of regret to us that, at a time when our emotions and those of our friends have run high, things have been said in public which should have been kept private. We accept our full share of responsibility for this.
"Contrary to what has been publicly stated, neither of us anticipates any major issues of contention to arise in the divorce, in which the interests of our children will come first.
"There will be no further comment, either directly or indirectly, from us on any aspect of our family's private life."
Mr Goldsmith will file for divorce on the grounds of adultery, reportedly believing there is "no way back" following what he claims was a "serious" affair as opposed to a brief fling.
He is currently on holiday in Sicily with his mother Lady Annabel. The couple's £20 million home in Kensington, West London, has been put up for sale.
The acrimonious split has been played out on the social networking site Twitter, with Mr Goldsmith unable to contain his fury over the alleged betrayal.
Yesterday, when a supporter expressed incredulity that Miss Rothschild, 29, had called the police, he replied: "agree, appalling."
As scions of two of Britain's most illustrious families, the Goldsmiths are both wealthy in their own right.
Mr Goldsmith inherited an estimated £300 million after the death of his father, who built up a £1.2 billion fortune as a food magnate and then investor. His wife inherited an £18 million fortune after the suicide of her banker father Amschel Rothschild.
A divorce will almost certainly cause further frictions within the family however, not least because Mrs Goldsmith's sister Alice is in a relationship with her husband's brother, Zac Goldsmith, the Tory MP.

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Teen Choice Awards 2012 Worst Dressed List: Demi Lovato leads with nipple slip
The X Factor USA judge has embarrassing faux pas at star-studded bash, alongside Jordin Sparks
The X Factor USA judge topped the Worst Dressed List at the Teen Choice Awards 2012 AND was the butt of Simon Cowell's joke. Mingling with the likes of Selena Gomez and Kristen Stewart at the event, Demi hit the red carpet in a gladiator-inspired mini-dress which inadvertently caused a nipple slip.[See also: Demi Lovato has a nipple slip and Simon Cowell calls her a 'brat']
The former Disney star seemed blissfully unaware that the yellow and silver creation - which was trying to display a sexy hint of sideboob through the mesh panel - had given way to a full-on wardrobe malfunction. Sadly the faux pas didn't stop there either, as X Factor USA head judge Simon then called her a "brat" in front of the star-studded audience by way of a playful joke, ouch. Demi wasn't the only star having a bit of a mishap at the bash last night, as Jordin Sparks also failed to wow in her unflattering halterneck, ruched creation.
The songstress stepped out on the red carpet in the black dress, which featured a floral studded pattern and a voluminous skirt which covered her toned figure.[See more: Watch One Direction's HILARE video after winning big at Teen Choice Awards 2012] Cat Deeley, who usually ALWAYS wows us with her fashion-forward choices, donned some bizarre futuristic, spangly trousers which showed off her enviable figure but looked a bit spaceman.
Call Me Maybe singer Carly Rae Jepsen seemed to forget she's only 26-years-old when she picked out her short suit combo, when she really could have pulled off a mini-dress like the rest of the young stars. Elsewhere, Meagan Good didn't earn any fashy points in her bizarre midriff-baring snakeprint top and palazzo pants and Justin Bieber seemed to think he was bringing white trousers and camo back into fashion with his look. Tell us what YOU think of the Worst Dressed List over on Twitter, now.


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Today, Zane Benefits, the #1 Online Health Benefits Solution, published new information on the ACA extension for non-compliant health plans.
According to Zane Benefits' website, the Obama administration will allow consumers to renew health insurance plans that fail to comply with the new Affordable Care Act (ACA) rules for two years, if their state allows it.
The most recent extension allows existing policy renewals as late as October 1, 2016, so individuals and small businesses could have non-compliant coverage into 2017.
According to Zane Benefits' website, the additional time comes after the administration already announced one-year extension of canceled health plans in November 2013.
The number of people with non-compliant coverage is unknown. Insurers sent out an estimated 4.5 million cancellation notices last fall, but some of the policyholders have bought new coverage that complies with the law.
Click here to read the full article.
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Barry Bonds will confront a fan who hates him in an upcoming reality show "H8R", The New York Post is reporting.
The CW show, set to debut next month, will have the Giants great watch a tape of a hater sounding off on him, then will try to convince the person he's a decent human being, The Post said.
The paper noted it will be Bonds' first major public appearance since being convicted of obstructing justice in connection to long-running allegations of steroid use.
The taping was delayed six weeks because Bonds was hospitalized after a "serious bicycle accident" earlier this month, the newspaper said, citing show insiders.


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In early January 2008 Celine Dion made a little break to take vacations with her family in the Maldives islands in the Pacific ocean. Celine was accompanied on this trip by her husband, Rene Angelil, their son, Rene Charles and Celine´s mother, Thérèse Tanguay Dion. Celine was photographed sunbathing on the beach and with a watersport instructor and her son. They also were photographed being towed by a 'donut' while Celine´s mother was seeing from the safety of a boat.
On January 12, 2008 Celine Dion was on rehearsals during he taping of a new CBS Special entitled "The Woman In Me", wich was broadcasted on February 15, 2008 on CBS channel in USA to help promote Celine´s album "Taking Chances". The show was taped at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, USA. During the rehearsals, Celine was accompanied by famous singer, Josh Groban Will I Am, from The Black Eyed Peas.
On January 18, 2008 Celine Dion appeared on a video message talking about her supports of the Student Writing Contest in Quebec, Canada. Celine has accepted the role of celebrity spokesperson for "La langue française, elle est bien québécoise", a French-language writing contest in Quebec. Students in grades 5 to 11 from all over the province participated. The grand prize was a 2-night stay in Quebec city and two passes to Quebec City´s 400th birthday celebrations concert on August 22, 2008 where Celine is scheduled to perform. The video message was recorded at Celine´s dressing room at the Caesars Palace last year.
On January 24, 2008 Celine Dion arrived to Paris, France to take part at the gala of famous TV show "Star Academy 7" on January 25, 2008 and give some interviews and participate on the NRJ Music Awards. Celine and her husband, Rene Angelil stayed at the George V Hotel as always when they are in Paris. On same day, they celebrated Rene Charles 7th birthday in a pizzeria at the Champs-Élysées. As always, fans were waiting for Celine, so she signed few autographs and she was photographed leaving the pizzeria.
January 25, 2008 - Celine Dion and Rene Angelil leaving the George V Hotel in Paris, France
On January 25, 2008 Celine Dion appeared during the broadcast of final gala of the famous French reality television "Star Academy 7", hosted by Nikos Aliagas and aired on TF1 channel in France at 8:50 p.m. Celine performed "Alone", "Dans un autre monde" in duet with Jérémy and Mathieu (two of the contestants of the show) and "S´Il suffisait d´aimer" in duet with Quentin Mosimann (the winner contestant of that night). The Tunisian-French vocalist, Dany Brillant also took part at this final gala. He performed an improvisation of the famous song "Volare" in duet with Celine.
On January 25, 2008 Celine Dion appeared during the broadcast of the famous American television talk show "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres and aired on NBC channel in USA. On this episode, they broadcasted a pre-recorded video of various artists in honour to Ellen in her 50th birthday. It was a karaoke turn in wich some of the entertainment world´s biggest names, including Celine, belted out a version of Gloria Gaynor's seventies disco classic, "I will survive".
January 26, 2008 - Celine Dion and Rene Angelil at the airport in Nice, France
On January 26, 2008 Celine Dion took part at the 9th NRJ Music Awards Ceremony, created in 2000 by the French radio station NRJ in partnership with the television network TF1. It took place at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France and it was broadcasted live on TF1 channel in France. They give out awards to popular musicians by different categories. Celine arrived to the ceremony accompanied by her husband, Rene Angelil. Celine was nominated for French Female Artist. During the ceremony, Celine performed "Taking chances". She also received an special award, the NRJ Honour Music Award. Singer James Blunt gave to her the award. After the ceremony, Celine was photographed with James Blunt.
On January 26, 2008 Celine Dion took part at the 9th NRJ Music Awards Ceremony, wich took place in Cannes, France. After her performance at the gala, she was interviewed by the French radio station NRJ.
On January 27, 2008 Celine Dion took part at the 9th NRJ Music Awards Ceremony, wich took place in Cannes, France. After her performance at the gala, she went to the airport. She was accompanied by her husband, Rene Angelil.
On January 27, 2008 Celine Dion was on rehearsals at the Zénith Theatre in Strasbourg, France for the special concert titled "Les Secrets des Enfoirés". Jean-Jacques Goldman among other artists also were there at the rehearsals.
On January 29, 2008 at the morning, Celine Dion gave a press conference and interviews at the George V Hotel in Paris, France as part of the promotion of the new fragrance "Sensational", a creation of Maurice Roucel from Symrise. And at the evening, at the Crillon, Celine officially launched this new fragrance, in a seated dinner. The launching conference was so exclusive, only VIP members attended the event.
On January 30, 2008 Celine Dion was photographed leaving the George V Hotel in Paris, France after few days of participations in some TV shows. She left the city around 9.00pm. Celine´s son, Rene Charles was wearing his pyjamas and her mother, Thérèse was wearing hers too. She was wearing a very colorful blue pyjamas with a Vuitton bag. Rene Angelil and Celine said goodbye to the hotel staff, before left France.


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Doyle kicks key scores to put Lilywhites on path to victory
Kildare 0-12 DIT 0-8
Kildare recorded their second win of the O'Byrne Cup at a foggy Athy last night.
This game was a huge doubt less than half an hour before throw-in due to thick fog, but that lifted and the game was played mostly in good conditions, although the fog did return for the final five minutes.
Kildare captain Mikey Conway and DIT's Mark Collins shared the game's opening four points inside the first nine minutes.
The home side stepped up a gear after that and rattled off four points in a row, with newcomers Cathal McNally and 19-year-old Daniel Flynn catching the eye.
Mayo's Aidan O'Shea was at the heart of the students' attempts to get back into the game but even though they hit the final two points of the half, they trailed 0-9 to 0-5 at the break.
There were plenty of substitutions on both sides in the second period and that seemed to upset the rhythm of the game. Kildare also had to contend with going down to 14 men in the 49th minute when Gary White was dismissed for a second yellow card.
Despite that, Kildare hit the next three points, two of those coming from Johnny Doyle frees. Kildare failed to score in the final 14 minutes but DIT could only muster efforts from Ross Hazley and Collins in that time.
Collins' game was to end prematurely, though, when he was shown a second yellow card and Kildare held on for a deserved win.
Scorers – Kildare: M Conway 0-3 (2f), C McNally, J Doyle (2f) 0-2 each, D Flynn, P Kelly, E Bolton, P O'Neill, T O'Connor 0-1 each. DIT: M Collins 0-3 (2f), B Allen 0-2, J McGrath, R Sheridan, R Hazley 0-1 each.
Kildare – S Connolly; O Lyons, M Foley, H McGrillen; E Bolton, M Conway, P Kelly; G White, P O'Neill; B Flanagan, C McNally, M O'Flaherty; R Kelly, T O'Connor, D Flynn. Subs: Kontstantin for Lyons (27), J Doyle for McNally (45), P Fogarty for Flynn (48), E O'Flaherty for Flanagan (53).
DIT – R Lambert; K O'Brien, B Menton, G O'Hare; A Nestor, S George, R Sheridan; A O'Shea, R Hazley; J McGrath, C Walsh, C Reddin; P Maguire, M Collins, B Allen. Subs: D Reilly for Nestor (h-t), H Dawson for Walsh (48), S O'Connor for McGrath ( 58).
Ref – J Hickey (Carlow).
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You stepped outside this morning, and the chill was gone from the air. You've packed up your winter wardrobe to make room for your tank tops, shorts and sundresses. Summer is coming, and you are ready to welcome it. But did you remember to prep your skin for the season?
If your skin could use some love before sleeveless season, dive into these five easy tips.
1. Get a Facial
Your face takes a beating during winter months, with the cold, dry air assaulting your complexion and making it difficult to retain any moisture.
Get your glow back and renew your skin with a facial. The deep cleanse and exfoliation will refresh your skin, and the hydrating mask will restore the balance that your skin so desperately needs after the winter weather.
2. Ditch the Wax-on, Wax-off Routine
If you're dreading the summer months because it means resuming your waxing or shaving regimen, it may be time to take the leap and invest in laser hair removal. Depending on the area of your body that you're treating, the process takes anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes per session and results in permanent hair reduction. After a few rounds of laser hair removal you'll be able to toss your razor out for good and bare your skin with pride!
3. Amp Up the Moisture
You're probably planning on spending more time outside in the sunshine as the weather warms up, which means now is the time to boost your hydration. Obviously drinking more water is a must, but you should also be sure that you're washing your face with a gentle cleanser to prevent dehydration. Follow it with a moisturizer and a broad spectrum sunscreen with a minimum SPF of 30 to keep your skin supple and protected from harmful UV rays.
4. Don't Forget Your Feet
Summer means freedom for your feet, as you finally start sporting sandals and flip-flops again. But after a winter of being cramped and covered up, your feet may need some serious attention. Exfoliate your dry soles with a pumice stone to get rid of flaky skin and calluses, then massage in a foot cream for deep hydration.
5. Start Supplementing
Gorgeous skin comes from the inside out. Adding supplements to your diet is a great way to nourish your skin so that it maintains a healthy glow and retains moisture. Vitamin E, biotin and fish oil capsules all contain nutrients that are crucial for hydrating and regenerating cells. Not only do these supplements help restore your skin, but they also replenish and rejuvenate your whole body so that you're ready to take on the summer months ahead.


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As soon as I heard we were going on a ski trip to Copper Mountain, I knew that I was going to have to hit at least one Colorado 14er while I was out there. Being that close to the mountains was just too tempting. Since I was going to be climbing solo, and I didn't have a lot of extra space in my luggage for gear, I decided to go for something not too difficult. I have a copy of Dawson's guide to 14ers and it recommended Quandary Peak as a good intro level winter 14er. It was also less than an hour drive from our condo to the trailhead, so it was the perfect choice.
After an entire week of cold, windy, cloudy weather, the very last day of the trip, the day I planned to attempt Quandary, turned out to be absolutely gorgeous weather. Crystal clear skies all day long. The climb itself was not too difficult, but climbing at that altitude is always a workout.
The summit views were spectacular, I almost didn't want to leave. I met up with one other climber near the summit, but other than that, we had the mountain to ourselves. Really surprising that with such easy access there weren't huge crowds, but I guess it was my lucky day.
I've got a more detailed trip report up on SummitPost, for those who are interested.
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WVU part of $9.98 million biofuels projects
The northeast could help lead the way to a renewable energy-based economy by utilizing marginal agricultural land and reclaimed and abandoned mined land to grow energy crops such as perennial grasses and fast-growing woody plants.
That's the goal of a new research and education project drawing on West Virginia University expertise and supported by a nearly $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
The Northeast Woody/Warm-season Biomass Consortium, or NEWBio, led by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, will develop perennial feedstock production systems and supply chains for shrub willow—a short-rotation woody crop—and the warm-season grasses switchgrass and miscanthus. The project will promote the use of marginal farmland and abandoned and reclaimed mine sites so that these crops will not compete for resources with food production.
WVU's participation will be led by Jingxin Wang, professor of wood science and technology in the Division of Forestry and Natural Resources in WVU's Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design. Other WVU scholars involved in the project are: Stephen DiFazio, associate professor of biology in WVU's Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Shawn Grushecky, associate director of the Appalachian Hardwood Center and Jeffrey Skousen, professor of soil science in the Davis College's Division of Plant and Soil Sciences and land reclamation specialist with the WVU Extension Service.
"Feedstock development and biomass logistics are the key to the success of biofuel production," Wang said. "This project is aimed at overcoming existing barriers and dramatically increasing the sustainable, cost-effective supply of lignocellulosic biomass, and will help promote the regional research collaborations on sustainable bioenergy in the northeast."
"The project also addresses the need to develop regional biomass energy sources that are critically important to both our region and the nation as a whole," said Fred King-, interim vice president for Research and Economic Development at WVU.
"It is a privilege for us to be involved with the NEWBio initiative," Wang said. "The State of West Virginia and WVU are crucial players in developing a biomass industry on reclaimed mined lands in this region. We look forward to finding additional partners including landowners, farmers, coal operators and equipment manufacturers in establishing biomass as a potential fuel."
This is the sixth such award made through USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, aimed at developing regional, renewable energy markets, generating rural jobs, and decreasing America's dependence on foreign oil. In September 2011, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced five major Agriculture and Food Research Initiative grants for the formation of five regional systems in the Pacific Northwest, the northwest, northern states, southern states and the southeast, valued at $136 million.
"The creation of this biofuel system will significantly contribute to improving rural prosperity and job creation in the northeast by funding effective public- and private-sector partnerships," Vilsack said. "Overall, the six regional systems supported by USDA and the Obama Administration represent an opportunity to create thousands of new jobs and drive economic development in rural communities across America by building the framework for a competitively-priced, American-made biofuels industry."
Consortium partners include Cornell University, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Delaware State University, Ohio State University, Rutgers University, Drexel University, University of Vermont, USDA-ARS's Eastern Regional Research Center and the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory.
Spanning from New England to West Virginia, the project also will engage state and local agencies, citizen groups, environmental and economic development organizations, and companies in fields such as crop genetics and fuel manufacturing and use.
Among key industrial collaborators are Alloterra Energy, American Refining Group, Case New Holland, DoubleAWillow, Ernst Conservation Seeds, Mascoma, Praxair, Primus Green Energy and Terra Green Energy.
NEWBio will center on four large demonstration projects, each with biomass production and supply chains operating at commercial scales of thousands of acres. The projects will be geared to produce from 500 to 1,200 tons per day of lignocellulosic biomass suitable for manufacturing advanced transportation fuels.
NEWBio will address technical issues in three areas: human systems; plant production and genetics; and harvest, preprocessing and logistics. Integrated with these technical thrusts will be teams looking at sustainability systems, safety and health, extension and educational programs and leadership and evaluation.
Researchers involved in the project include plant scientists, agricultural and biological engineers, forest scientists, agricultural safety and health specialists, agronomists, agricultural economists, rural sociologists, supply chain and business development experts and extension educators.
CONTACT: David Welsh, Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Design
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Yesterday, I sent you a postcard of South India's Nilgiri Hills (or 'Blue Mountains') at dusk. Today, I've been continuing my ramblings around these parts, using the hill station of Ooty as my base. (If you're ever in these parts, I thoroughly recommend staying at the I-India Eco Lodge. The views, tranquility and friendly helpfulness of the owners are hard to beat.) Ooty is one of three such hill stations – summer retreats of the British during the Raj – in this area, and today I've been mostly exploring neighbouring Coonoor and its environs.
As you can see, this is tea country. I love how the light was cast over the mid-ground in this shot. It's too bad there were no tea pickers in the area at the time! (I could of course have Photoshopped one into the bottom left of the image, but that would have been contrived.)


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The China's 3G users up to 88% annual growth rate has reached 222 million
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The analyst Brian White, from the United States Topeka Capital Markets, investors report that China's 3G users has reached 222 million, an increase of 88% over last year. The Chinese market is very important for Apple. He also mentioned that China Mobile still could not reached with the Apple cooperation, which has affected the growth of the China Mobile 3G users.
Although the number of mobile subscribers in China over 700 million, is the world's largest carriers, China Mobile's 3G users was only 82.4 million. The number of mobile users in China occupies 64% of China's mobile phone users, China Mobile 3G users accounted for 37% than 41% last year, down 4 percentage points. White, investors report that: "China Mobile is the only carriers did not cooperate with Apple, we still expect Apple and China Mobile in 2013."
In November this year, the two operators to cooperate with Apple, China Unicom and China Telecom's 3G users doubled increase. On the 14th of this month, China Unicom and China Telecom also started selling the iPhone 5, iPhone 5 sales in mainland China reached 200 million in three days. Due to the release of the iPhone 5, the number of 3G users of China Unicom and China Telecom will continue to rise. White that the number of 3G users in China reached 230 million at the end of 2012 to the end of 2013, 3G users will be between 325 million – 3.5 billion.


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At the age of 47, BJJ legend (and retired MMA fighter) Royler Gracie is preparing to return to competition later this year at Metamoris 3 (date/venue TBA), in a grappling rematch with Eddie Bravo. In this interview following the match announcement at Metamoris 2 earlier this month, CagePotato reporter Elias Cepeda recaps the first meeting between Royler and Eddie back in 2003 — which made Eddie Bravo's name overnight and legitimized his forward-thinking approach to jiu-jitsu — and gets Royler's take on their second meeting ten years later. As Royler puts it, "I'm not trying to make history, I'm already part of history."
For more behind-the-scenes videos and MMA interviews, please visit CagePotato's YouTube channel.


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The Eye of Judgment (includes PlayStation Eye Camera) is not your usual videogame. It's really a collectible card game that comes to life on your Playstation 3. So this is not the usual videogame review either.
The Eye of Judgment is a PS3 videogame AND a CCG. But can it capture the best of both worlds?


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Particle Physics provides a compelling introduction to the fundamental constituents of the universe. Beginning with a guide to what matter is made of and how it evolved, the author goes on to describe the techniques used to study it. He discusses quarks, electrons, and the neutrino, exotic matter, and antimatter. He also investigates the forces of... more...
Nothing: A Very Short IntroductionOUP Oxford 2009; US$ 7.99
What is 'nothing'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - a void - exist? This Very Short Introduction explores the science and history of the elusive void: from Aristotle's theories to black holes and quantum particles, and why the latest discoveries about the vacuum tell us extraordinary things about the cosmos. more...
NeutrinoOUP Oxford 2010; US$ 8.99
Neutrinos are as near to nothing as anything we know, and so elusive that they are almost invisible. Frank Close tells the story of the neutrino, explaining their growing significance, and looking at how neutrino astronomy is at the threshold of enabling us to look into distant galaxies and to finding echoes of the Big Bang. more...
Too Hot to HandlePrinceton University Press 2014; Not Available
Frank Close, a leading physicist and talented popular science writer, reveals the true story of the cold fusion controversy--a story ignored until now in spite of the glare of publicity surrounding Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons. On March 23, 1989, these two Utah scientists held an astonishing press conference, maintaining that they had succeeded,... more...
Lucifer's LegacyDover Publications 2013; US$ 16.95
Popular science writer's cosmic "tour" of asymmetry ranges from development of human embryos to the mysterious Higgs boson, or "God particle," and ongoing research at the CERN laboratory. 2000 edition. more...
Nuclear Physics: A Very Short IntroductionOUP Oxford 2015; US$ 7.99
In this Very Short Introduction Frank Close describes the historical development of nuclear physics, our understanding of the nucleus, how nuclei form, and the applications of the field in medicine. Exploring key concepts, Frank Close shows how nuclear physics brings the physics of the stars to Earth. more...
Theories of Everything: Ideas in ProfileProfile Books 2017; US$ 6.65
Physicist Frank Close takes the reader to the frontiers of science in a vividly told investigation of revolutionary science and enterprise from the seventeenth century to the present. He looks at what has been meant by theories of everything, explores the scientific breakthroughs they have allowed, and shows the far-reaching effects they have had... more...


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Heel measures approximately 120mm/ 5 inches. Featuring an exquisite crystal-embellished block heel, you can confidently RSVP to your next high-profile event with the perfect heels in mind. Christian Louboutin is the king of glamour, and this season these black satin-covered leather 'Au Palace' sandals reign supreme.
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Now that she sees the case from an adult's perspective, she realizes it's much harder than she ever dreamed. It's even worse for Jason, who is two steps removed from the crime. He must watch and try to support his wife as she battles with past demons and tries to keep up with a nameless suspect who evades identification and capture. Never has Jason been more frustrated with his job, its frivolities, and its lack of connection to the real world. When he storms off the set of his latest movie, the press goes wild with conjecture. Perhaps he never was anything more than a pretty face after all.
Together, Chloe and Jason must find their way past all the popping flashbulbs and through the dark maze of the criminal investigation to discover whether they can balance their professional goals with the demands of a celebrity marriage. The odds are entirely against them.
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- adj. Incapable of flying. Used of certain birds, such as the penguin.
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- adj. Unable to fly. Usually used with birds such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Incapable of flying.
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- adj. incapable of flying
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UPDATE: SO, I am told by doctor that I have, in all likelihood, a post-viral infection, brought on and perpetuated by being consistently run aground by the Great Yellow Budgerigar, which, although flightless, is a fast-moving and demanding creature.
Even the flying spaghetti monster on Futurama: "You seriously believe I'm descended from some kind of flightless manicotti?"
This neatly solves the age-old problem of how "flightless" birds could have reached the different continents: they were not flightless at all, and simply flew.
Meanwhile, much ado is building up over Etopen, Nodoka's cute, fat penguin mascot who was snatched from her while she napped and is now doing the rounds passing from hand to hand in some kind of flightless bird equivalent of pass the parcel.
"flightless" nodes, and perhaps also to images of prototypical kiwis.
Link the small flightless birds that you failed to protect
We've picked three videos of our favourite flightless birds for you, so enjoy!
The theory goes that the birds evolved to become flightless due to a lack of predators where they lived.
Researchers unearthed remains of a nearly 5-foot-tall penguin that roamed what is now Peru about 36 million years ago, and they also discovered fossilized feathers that show back then, the flightless bird was a more motley mix of reddish-brown and gray.
Inkayacu Paracasensis: Giant 'Water King' Penguin, 5 Feet Tall, Discovered In Peru From 36 Million Years Ago
The answer, in fact, had to do with the flightless, nocturnal bird, the kiwi!
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– Same smooth results as waxing.
– Equally long lasting.
– Inexpensive (I've had my epilator for over six years now, it has saved me a ton of money! It's a one from Braun, my mother has a Remington one but I prefer mine.)
– Not messy.
– Doesn't touch the skin, so won't strip off your tan.
– The mere sound of it scares the heck out of people.
– Painful, but I got used to it with time.
– If you have a problem with ingrown hair, this will definitely aggravate it.
– Time consuming if you want to get every little hair, and most of us do.
– If ingrown hair are a problem for you, then regular exfoliating and moisturizing of the skin will reduce them.
– Some epilators come with little massage heads or ice packs attached to them to reduce the pain.
– Others can be used in the shower but I wouldn't recommend them, as being in the shower doesn't let you be thorough and remove every little hair.


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Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Robert J. Berkin, who worked his entire career with the Roosevelt Savings Bank, originally based in Northern Brooklyn, died Dec. 29, 2012 in New York, N.Y. after a brief illness.
He was 96 years old. Interrupted only by service in the Army during World War Two, where he was assigned to the Quartermaster Corps at Camp Lee VA and worked on a project that developed "C Rations", Berkin, a Brooklyn native, worked for the Roosevelt Savings Bank a total of 62 years, working his way up from messenger to teller to Senior Vice President and finally being appointed to the Board of Directors.
During his tenure, he helped the bank grow from a small local business to a large regional bank, with branches throughout Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island.
Berkin was also very involved in the community, both in Brooklyn, with the Bushwick Chapter of The Salvation Army, and in his home in Bellerose Village, where he served as a volunteer fireman and also village treasurer and tax collector for more than twenty years.
Berkin was married twice, first to the former Audrey Metcalf, who passed away in 1999, and more recently to the former Mimi Lepper, of Atlantic Beach, N.Y. He is survived by three children by his first wife, a daughter, Pamela Antil, of New York and Dallas, TX., and two sons, Michael, of Oxford, MD., and Jeffrey, of Bronx, N.Y.
He also is survived by two grandsons, Christopher, of Palos Verdes Estates, CA., and Gregory, of White House Station, NJ., as well as three great-grandchildren, Andrew Connor, Nicole Hunter, and Sophia Jade.


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San Clemente, CA (August 5, 2011) - Flow Snowboarding is excited to announce that Olympic Bronze Medalist, Scotty Lago, will continue to be an integral part of the Flow family for another three years. Lago, hailing from Seabrook, NH, continues to establish himself among snowboarding's best. Lago's versatility as an athlete is impressive- a regular visitor to the Winter X Games podium in both slopestyle and halfpipe, an infamous showing at the Vancouver Games and a soon-to-be-released part among a prominent few in the highly anticipated Art of Flight action sports film.
"I'm so excited to be signing with Flow for another three years. I've been with Flow since I turned pro and have seen them progress so much. They're committed to helping me compete, film and give me the best boards and bindings the planet has ever seen! It's been a good ride and I'm stoked to keep it going" -Scotty Lago
Lago has been with Flow since 2003. For the past eight years, company and rider have grown together. As an icon in the sport, it was a no brainer for Flow to collaborate with Lago on a signature model. Lago's fifth generation signature Quantum snowboard hits shops soon.
"We are very excited to have Scotty continue as the athlete face of the Flow brand. There is no better endorser in the industry as far as we're concerned. We are proud of all that Scotty has accomplished and we look forward to supporting him in everything that he strives to become." -Anthony Scaturro, Flow Snowboarding President
"It's impressive to watch Scotty ride and equally entertaining to hang with the guy. We're stoked for three more years of laughs, jokes and undeniable progression. We're proud to be backing one of the industry's best and look forward to supporting him as his career expands." -Brooke Summers, Flow Snowboarding Team Coordinator
For more information about Flow, please contact Brooke Summers at (949) 361-5260 x137 or email@example.com
About Flow Snowboarding - www.flow.com
Flow is an innovative snowboarding brand offering an array of groundbreaking products; specifically snowboard bindings, boots and boards. Perhaps best known as the originator of the revolutionary Speed Entry snowboarding binding category; Flow also offers a comprehensive line of award winning boots and boards. Flow has also earned acclaim for its world-class amateur and professional snowboarding teams. Flow's team riders have topped the podium in many of the world largest competitions, taking gold at the X- Games, Bronze in the 2010 Olympics; and have done so while competing on Flow bindings, boots and boards. Flow continues its mission to provide a better day on the hill through an unrelenting dedication to innovation & defiance of the "status quo"!


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Kristina Circelli
'Getting Fixed'
Growing up, I had no cause for laughter, trapped in a world where evil lived just around the corner, waiting, watching.
This need for the serious followed me into adulthood, when I discovered that in that one moment when you weren't looking over your shoulder, your entire world can come crashing down.
At 19 I was diagnosed with cervical cancer. It was an early stage yet, that didn't prevent two years of surgeries and doctor's appointments. My mother told me from the beginning, "We'll get through this together," but her tears contradicted such confidence.
Being surrounded by fear, it was difficult to see the brighter side of things. I could deal with cancer. I could deal with the hospital. I could even deal with the concept of death. What I couldn't deal with, was the fact that death may be the result of that one moment when I stopped looking over my shoulder.
We've all heard of the cause of cervical cancer, and the vaccine. Unfortunately, that meant that in the course of two years my family subjected me to lecture after lecture on the importance of safe sex, and that abstinence is always the safest way to go.
Yet what I never told them, was that I never had the choice of saying 'no.'
With such anger and determination to kick death in the face, I fought to find a way to deal with my emotions and still be able to live. On the day of my first procedure I laid down on the exam bed and found myself staring at a ceiling plastered with the hottest of Hollywood men with a sign that read, 'Relax!' Unexpectedly, I started to laugh, and that feeling lasted the entire time of the painful procedure.
I had discovered my way to cope.
The day of the surgery I had an IV in one arm and the other clutching a blanket as I tried not to shiver in the freezing hospital. My parents came to see me just after the nurse gave me something that warmed up every last inch of me.
"You gotta try some of this stuff," I said. "Maybe I should hope for another surgery, get me some more of this." I then proceeded to get into a brief argument with my mother in which she defended herself against being a worry-wart with big clown-feet, something that kept us laughing until I was brought down the hall.
When I woke up and saw my doctor, the first thing I said to her was, "So Doc, am I still dying?" This became the question I asked at every post-op appointment.
Most people never understood my somewhat morbid sense of humor. My mother joined right in. On my 20th birthday she sent me a card with a very grumpy cat on the front, with a message that read, 'Getting older is about as much fun…as getting fixed!'
I'd had a doctor's appointment earlier that day, and was depressed because my results were not looking good. That card with its own morbid play-on-words made me realize just how much I believe in the power of acceptance, because with acceptance, came laughter. With laughter, I was able to finally start healing.
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LAKE WORTH — A police union leader said Thursday that he was furious with the Lake Worth City Commission`s latest contract offer because it does not match the campaign promises of three union-endorsed commission members.
``When I heard they offered us less, I hit the roof,`` said Lake Worth Police Benevolent Association President Bruce Stoller, a police officer.
The offer -- a 0 to 5 percent variable merit raise retroactive to last Oct. 1 and a $275-a-year uniform cleaning allowance -- did not include the 5 percent across-the-board raise that Stoller said the candidates promised.
``Something went wrong, but I still think they are going to back us. I have a lot of faith in those guys. That`s why I voted for them,`` Stoller said.
But new City Commissioner George Harrs said he never promised a specific raise.
``If you carefully look at my campaign, I made no such promise,`` he said. ``I think the police should get everything the city could afford to give them.
``I voted to let that agreement go to the police, but I knew full well they would be very unhappy with it. I tried to get more for them. But it was a matter of compromise.``
Ron Exline said he cast the only vote against the offer. City Commissioners Ed Shepherd, Andy Andrews, Harrs and Mayor David Hinsa voted for it, Exline said.
Shepherd could not be contacted for comment.
Hinsa and Andrews declined comment on the meeting, which was legally closed to spectators, explaining that the commission had agreed to keep silent about it.


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Hello everyone, its that time of the week again … 205 Live!
This weeks 205 live matches were …
- TJ Perkins Vs Nese(W),
- Akira Tozawa (W) Vs Some Random Jobber
3.Neville (Champ) (W) Vs Mustafa Ali
The show started with a King Neville promo … its getting old.
Perkins needs new music, and gear. That entrance just pisses on the "Retro gaming" demographic it is meant to appeal to. I had to get that out of my system.
Gulak seems he is going with an "Anti Cruiserweight" gimmick which seems a bit redundant, would he prefer to work Deathmatches?
This week's chapter in the Tozawa/Kendrick feud continues with a clip of Raw with Brian gloating about stealing Tozawa's passport. Is this not a crime?! Tozawa won his match in about 10 seconds with the snap German Suplex, Kendrick mugged him dressed like security post match.
Noam time! tell Rick Swan and Gentleman Jack that no more gifts better appear, He challenges Swan to a match next week!
Austin Aries proved he should be on the main roster, just be talking.
The main event match between Neville and Ali was ok. No Handshake from Neville the rotter. AA was great on commentary (as usual) for this match. Nevile won after tying Ali up with the Rings of Saturn. The show went off with the King standing with a foot in Ali's face.
This week's show was ok. More filler than Matches but mania is only one week away!
Stevies Spot!
With the short review over its time to try something new, blatantly copying fellow WWE 150 writer Ando's idea, i bring to you all the first ever "Stevies Spot".
Every week, at the end of his reviews Kev uses the last paragraph for his "Finisher", for me im going to make it look like my own idea by calling it "Stevies Spot". I am going to use it to pick one of the more funnier moments / memes from this weeks 205/Smackdown shows.
For the inaugural Stevies Spot i have for your eyes a bit of light hearted banter via Memology!
One of Reddit.com/r/squaredcircles gif lovers posted this cracker which may show the very reason why people seem to be drawn to Austin Aries over TJ Perkins. Could it be this simple?!
Catch you all later!


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Boothby Graffoe 'NOMAD'
Following on from the critical success of his previous two CD albums, Mr Graffoe is putting together a brand new CD album, titled Nomad, to accompany his forthcoming UK tour, Nomad. No Sane Either, and he would like your help to do it.
Featuring the talents of Jimmy Melophonic, Omid Djalili, Nick Pynn and Kevin Hearn from The Barenaked Ladies.
Boothby still dislikes name-droppers and people who use celebrity connections to promote themselves in an unrealistic way.
'Boothby Graffoe is a multi-talented, darkly hilarious, grade A British eccentric, who can twist your funny bone one minute, and break your heart the next. A musical comedy act who is more musical than most musicians, and funnier than most comedians.' - Stewart Lee
'If I had to compare him to anyone, it would be Spike Milligan.' - Omid Djalili
What the press have to say:
'In my opinion Boothby Graffoe is one of the finest singer-songwriters in the world today.' - Richard Thompson (Boothby's' got this one on tape.)
'Buy two copies of his CD because you'll want to share but you won't want to give it away.' The Scotsman
'Should have his own TV show. He writes great gags, improvises as well as anyone, plays the guitar and sings songs that are both beautiful and funny.' The Guardian
'Rare among singer-songwriters in that he's not intensively twee and annoying.' The Sunday Times, Culture Section (must sees + the critical list)
'Daftness deftly combined with clear-headed comic thinking. Irresistible.' Time Out
'This is inspired' The Times
Twitter: @boobygraffoe
Risks and challenges
For you, dear beloved pledger, there are no risks, you will be supplied with what has been promised, a brand new Boothby Graffoe music album, stuffed with songs that are both funny and moving, thoughtful, and full of hope.
Produced with tender loving care by the incomparable Jim Dude.
Choose your option, it's up to you, but, it had to be said, we think the £20 pledge is a belter of a deal! allowing you to become a Graffoe afficiando for just a Lady Godiva short of a Pony. Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is not to sing along joyously to every lovely little tune.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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Paris Hilton's lesbian night out
- Bang Showbiz
- 29 January 2008
Paris Hilton was seen leaving a lesbian nightclub on Sunday night (27.01.08) with a mystery woman.
The hotel heiress sparked rumours she has given up on men when she left renowned Los Angeles' lesbian hotspot The Falcon Club hand-in-hand with the woman, while wearing a brunette wig.
A club insider said: "Paris looked like she was having a really good time with the woman. They were dancing together and were getting quite touchy-feely when they left. Paris whispered in the woman's ear and she laughed as they left holding hands."
Paris is reportedly a regular visitor to the club, having been three times in the last month.
This isn't the first time 26-year-old Paris has been spotted getting up close and personal with another girl.
During her brief friendship with troubled pop princess Britney Spears, Paris put her hand over Britney's breast as the pair were pictured leaving a nightclub.
Britney is now said to have threatened to expose Paris as a lesbian by selling footage of the heiress in a "compromising position" with one of the 'Toxic' singer's female friends.
Earlier this month, Paris attended the launch party for the latest series of 'The L Word', a US TV show about the lesbian scene in Los Angeles.
The blonde socialite again wore her brunette wig as she partied and chatted with 'L Word' star Katherine Moennig.
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text: This investigation will seek explanations of the recent poor performance of mortality among older women in the United States, relative both to older men and to women in previous eras. It will investigate causes of death responsible for the slowdown in their rate of mortality advance, and will study the role of changes in risk factor distributions. Particular attention will be paid to the role of cigarette smoking histories and to obesity. An effort will be made to combine information on changes in risk factor distributions with estimates of their mortality consequences. Data will be drawn from published and unpublished sources produced by the National Center for Health Statistics as well as from epidemiologic studies.


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HARRISBURG — A state Supreme Court ruling has sunk a major midstate company's bid to get a $2.2 million refund on its state corporate income tax.
Glatfelter Pulpwood Co. appealed to Pennsylvania's highest court to try to overturn a refund denial issued by the state Revenue Department.
The pulpwood company is a subsidiary of the York County-based P.H. Glatfelter Corp., which has a paper mill in Spring Grove. Its role is to procure raw material for the parent firm's mill. At issue was the firm's claim that it was overtaxed by Pennsylvania in 2004 on a $56.6 million sale of nearly 5,000 acres of forest it owned in Delaware.
Glatfelter Pulpwood Co. argued that, while it paid income taxes on the timber land sale to Delaware, it also should not have been taxed on the same sale by Pennsylvania. For Pennsylvania's taxation purposes, the sale proceeds should have been deemed "non-business income," the firm argued.
According to court filings, the pulpwood firm distributed the net proceeds from the land sale to P.H. Glatfelter Corp., which used that money to reduce debt and pay dividends to its shareholders.
Glatfelter Pulpwood Co. appealed the tax case to the Supreme Court after Commonwealth Court sided with the Revenue Department in the dispute.
In the Supreme Court's majority opinion on the case, Justice Sean P. McCaffery concluded that the sale of the Delaware land constituted taxable business income in Pennsylvania.
Federally barred double taxation wasn't involved, McCaffery found. He noted that, although the sale occurred in Delaware, the Glatfelter family of businesses derives benefit from the road network and other infrastructure in Pennsylvania that support its York County-centered operations.
The only dissenting opinion was cast by Justice J. Michael Eakin, who argued that prior court rulings supported Glatfelter's overtaxation claim.


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Newspaper article THE JOURNAL RECORD
Reagan's Social Security Assessment Not Entirely Accurate
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""Social Security is running a surplus. Social Security is not part of the deficit problem. It is totally financed by a payroll tax, totally dedicated to that one program. If Social Security spending were reduced, you could not take that money saved and use it to fund some other program.'' - President Reagan, Jan. 18, 1985.
NEW YORK - Despite this statement, the Senate has voted, and Reagan has accepted, a one-year abstention from cost-of-living increases for Social Security recipients.
This ""freeze,'' they claim, will reduce the federal budget deficit by $6 billion in fiscal 1986 and about $22 billion over three years.
So what's going on here?
The answer is that Reagan was both right and wrong in his news conference statement:
- Right that Social Security taxes are earmarked for Social Security benefits and cannot be spent for anything else.
- But wrong that Social Security is not part of the ""deficit problem'' - the particular ""deficit problem,'' that is, that the Senate was trying to solve.
The figure of $213 billion, for instance (said to be the impending 1986 deficit if nothing is done to reduce it) is for the unified federal budget.
It's not well understood that the unified budget, in use since the Johnson administration, comprises all earmarked as well as general tax revenues, plus all expenditures, whether covered by earmarked revenues or not.
That includes both Social Security income and outgo.
The former is, indeed, larger than the latter, producing a surplus. However, Social Security benefit payments still add to the spending total in the catch-all unified budget.
If those benefits are reduced by $6 billion in fiscal 1986, that spending total is reduced. Hence, the unified budget deficit also is reduced by $6 billion (assuming that other expenditures have not been increased).
It's true that the $6 billion cannot be spent for any other purpose. Instead, the Social Security trust fund surplus will be increased by that much; but the surplus is lent to the Treasury for general purposes, reducing the Treasury's need to borrow in the credit markets.
The Treasury repays the trust fund with specially issued securities paying market rates of interest. …


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[A2 poster offset printed - 2 faces - handmade folding - 150 copies]
Following the release of the new visual identity we created for AUXAU, an architecture studio based in Brussels, we developed this printed annual folded poster with an annual round-up of their achievements. On one side, the poster is composed of all the abstract and figurative shapes related to architecture which we produced for their identity. These are laid-out up to the very edge to be eventually used as wallpaper. On the other side the identity system of the logotype can be seen using the spaces above the foundation-like underscores to host the different projects of the year spread throughout the poster baseline sentence.
The folding of the poster is designed to frame the logo as well as to show a glint of the pictogram pattern printed the other side.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A millionaire former boyfriend who's now bankrolling ads against her opponent called the police last year on Monica Wehby, the leading Republican candidate in Oregon's U.S. Senate race, and accused her of stalking him as their relationship broke up.
Timber company executive Andrew Miller told a Portland police officer on April 4, 2013, that Wehby "had been 'harassing' his employees and 'stalking' him," according to a report the officer filed.
Wehby is a pediatric neurosurgeon and the front-runner in next week's GOP primary. Miller is one of two donors to a super PAC attacking Wehby's rival, state Rep. Jason Conger.
Miller said Friday his description of Wehby's behavior was "excessively embellished." He said emotions were running high at the end of their relationship and he regrets calling police.
"I made a mistake at a moment in time in terms of how I handled something, and I probably, in hindsight, wish I'd handled it a little differently," Miller said.
Wehby did not address the issue in a debate with Conger in Portland on Friday, and she ignored questions from reporters as she and her staff left out a side door.
"A year ago I went through the process of concluding a relationship," Wehby said in a statement released by her campaign. "That relationship ended amicably, and while I'm not pleased that it has been deemed newsworthy, I guess that is the cost of challenging the political status quo."
Conger chided Wehby for refusing to answer questions, and said Republicans shouldn't nominate a candidate with controversy that can be exploited by Democrats.
"I think it will create serious questions about her judgment in the minds of voters," Conger told reporters.
One in 5 registered Republicans has already returned their ballot in Oregon's mail-only election, which will temper any impact on the primary.
Wehby has excited Republicans in Washington, who are impressed by her resume and are hopeful she can raise enough money to make her competitive against Democratic incumbent Jeff Merkley, despite Republicans' longstanding struggles to win statewide races in Oregon.
Authorities got involved when Miller called police to say Wehby wouldn't leave his house, according to the report. An officer spotted Wehby's Mercedes leaving Miller's neighborhood and pulled her over.
She told the officer she'd been in a relationship with Miller for two years but that something changed over the weekend and he'd stopped talking to her or returning her calls, according to the police report. She said she'd visited his house, and when he didn't answer, entered through an unlocked back door. The officer told her to go home and not to return to Miller's home unless she was invited.
The officer then called Miller, who said Wehby came to his home uninvited "about five times in the last 10 days," and the last several times he watched her knock on the doors and ring the doorbell repeatedly for about 10 minutes before leaving, according to the report. On the day he called police, he said he heard her enter the back door and go upstairs, so he used a different staircase to leave.
Miller, chief executive of Stimson Lumber, is a prolific donor to Republican candidates in Oregon. He gave $30,000 to a super PAC called "If He Votes Like That In Salem Imagine What He Will Do In Congress," which has attacked Conger in radio ads, mailers and billboards, saying he voted with Democrats on key issues important to Republicans.
Miller said he and Wehby remain friends but their relationship is over.


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June 29, 2012 --It's hot outside, so it's time for some hot deals!
Regal Cinemas is offering a free small popcorn with this printable coupon. This offer ends 7/1/12.
And, Saturday, June 30, 2012, is $1 flip-flop day at Old Navy. Click here for their Facebook Page with all the details.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — AEBN, a leader in adult video on demand, is now exclusively streaming Smash Pictures' new release "Big Boob Car Wash 2" before its DVD street date.
The cast features a mix of natural and enhanced starlets including Karina White, Missy Martinez, Alexis Ford, Serena Ali, and Melina Mason. The guys are Michael Vegas, Bill Bailey, Seth Gamble, Xander Corvus, and Johnny Castle.
"Smash Pictures has made sure this sequel to 'Big Boob Car Wash' was more than worth the wait," said AEBN's Jerry Anders, VP of sales and marketing. "When busty girls get soapy wet washing hot cars in the summer sun, it naturally leads places we all want to go. We're excited to make 'Big Boob Car Wash 2' available exclusively to our customers before its DVD release date."
"With cover girls Alexis Ford and Karina White, fans are guaranteed a rise in the sunshine of fun with this car wash," said Smash Pictures VP Stuart Wall.
Smash Pictures' "Big Boob Car Wash 2" debuts on the AEBN network on Thursday and will be available in high definition. It joins other hit exclusives from the studio available through AEBN such as "Diary of Love" and "Prince the Penetrator."
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No one has contributed more to the United States than James Madison. He was the principal architect of the Constitution, the brilliant theorist who, more than any other single individual, was responsible for designing the American system of government. Moreover, along with Washington and Franklin, Madison was one of the men who made the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia work. Whenever passionate disagreements threatened the enterprise, it was Madison's calm logic to which the others listened. As one delegate put it, it was Madison who had "the most correct knowledge" about government affairs.
And no one did more than Madison to get the Constitution ratified in the face of strong anti-Federalist opposition. The most hyperbolic superlatives cannot do justice to the twenty-nine newspaper essays Madison wrote that, together with essays by Alexander Hamilton and John Jay (all written under the pseudonym Publius), comprise the Federalist Papers. Suffice it to say that 200 years later a distinguished political scientist wrote, "The Federalist is the most important work in political science that has ever been written, or is likely to be written, in the United States," and that Madison's contributions shine the brightest.
And that is not all. At the convention in Richmond when anti-Federalists George Mason and Patrick Henry used every argument and stratagem to persuade Virginia to refuse to ratify the new Constitution–which, had they been successful, would have caused the Union to be stillborn–it was Madison's cool, clear reasoning that once again saved the day.
Madison's place in the pantheon of great Americans, therefore, is secure regardless of how we evaluate his performance as the nation's fourth President (1809-17). His reputation can withstand the central inquiry of Garry Wills's short and provocative new book, namely: Why was James Madison so great a constitutionalist but so dreadful a President?
Perhaps I overstate by calling Madison's presidency "dreadful." Wills does not go that far. He presents an evaluation of Madison's successes and failures, finding both. Nor do historians generally consider Madison a dreadful President. When C-SPAN asked historians to rank the forty-two American Presidents, Madison came in at number 18, putting him slightly above average and, by way of modern comparisons, ahead of George H.W. Bush (20) and Bill Clinton (21).
Wills's strongest pejorative is his description of Madison as a "hapless commander in chief." Nevertheless, Wills's examination makes me wonder whether, out of deference to Madison's other accomplishments, historians are being unduly charitable to his presidency.
The defining issue of Madison's tenure was the War of 1812. Some historians argue that he cannot be blamed for a war thrust upon him by a "War Hawk Congress." Others, however, including most prominently Ralph Ketcham of Syracuse University, argue that Madison wanted the war and maneuvered Congress into declaring it. Wills sides with Ketcham and builds a persuasive case that Madison deliberately propelled America into a war for which it was ill prepared.


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- Maintenance hardware such as server and PC
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- Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree, Engineering (Computer/Telecommunication), Engineering (Others), Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent.
- Required skill(s): Microsoft Windows, Structured Query Language (SQL), Visual Basic, UNIX, Oracle, Microsoft Office.
- At least 1 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this position.
- Applicants must be willing to work in PURWAKARTA.
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EMF and Electric Floor Heating
An emerging issue in the electric radiant heat industry is EMF (electromagnetic frequency) radiation. Some electric radiant floor heating companies sell only single-wire systems that release very high levels of EMF. Other radiant heat flooring companies have pioneered and sell only dual wire EMF-canceling technology.
Electromagnetic fields (EMF) come from all electrical appliances, but studies show an average American's daily exposure is less than 1 unit (mG) of EMF. When you sit on an unshielded electric radiant floor, you may be exposed to 20, 40, or more times the average daily exposure. Shockingly, some electric floor heating products expose homeowners to about the same electromagnetic field radiation as if you put your face directly against the door of a microwave oven, and left it there; but not SunTouch.
Know Your Exposure
Today, there is only one scientific and independent third party test to measure electromagnetic fields produced by electric radiant floor heating systems, known as "REET" or Radiant Electric Emissions Test. Watts Radiant and the ETL Semko division of Intertek, the global leader in the testing, inspection, and certification of products for manufacturers, developed REET. Unlike unverifiable claims made by some companies, the REET test measures each company's electric heated floor products according to standard procedures.
REET Test Procedures for Floor Warming
The REET test procedures specify twenty standard points of measurement across a four foot by four foot area of warm tile floor. Unlike some companies that measure EMF two or three feet above the floor, ETL makes each measurement at an exact height of 1/2" above the electric cable or mats. Those point measurements are averaged together to yield an average radiation value for each product for both electric and magnetic field radiation. Calibrated, laboratory grade test equipment is defined in the REET procedures and used by ETL Semko technicians to conduct these tests. Health care concerns have focused on the magnetic, or H-field, measured in milligaus or mG.
The first series of test results for Watts Radiant electric radiant floor heating products and for other manufacturers showed a startling variation in H-field exposure. In one notable head-to-head comparison of electric mats of similar size and amp rating, a competitive product emitted 462 times the H-field radiation as the Watts Radiant mat.
The Difference is in the Wire Construction
There is no practical technology for passively shielding a heating element to virtually eliminate H-field EMF. The only effective approach is "active shielding". This means canceling the H-field of one heating element with the H-field of another parallel element. SunTouch Floor Heating Mats innovated this approach with a complex wire made using two insulated heating wires and running them in parallel with a patented helical twist.
Dual Heating Wires, individually insulated with ETFE, strengthened with Aramid Fiber, surrounded with a metal mesh braid that grounds the mat end-to-end and finally covered with PEX a water proof and extremely durable material (Blue). The construction of SunTouch mats is unequalled.
The prestigious ETL Semko Laboratory (ETL was founded by Thomas Edison in 1904) recently tested Watts Radiant's SunTouch floor warming product along with four competing products according to the rigorously defined REET procedures. Each heating product covered about 35-40 square feet, which is the most common coverage for residential bathroom installations. The results are clear and speak for themselves:
SunTouch Technology is ETL Semko Tested and Safe
If you are concerned about EMF exposure, insist that any electrical floor warming products be tested by ETL Semko, and that the true EMF output, according to the REET test, be published and made available to you.
How to Get Started with SunTouch?
Browse our website, choose a mat size now or Call 1-866-558-3369, Fax 1-866-558-2010 or Email us for free design assistance. We will help you in every way possible to make your next floor warming home improvement project a success!


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when you take TWO WEEKS of VACATION, there is apparently a LOT of work to catch up when you get back. shocker.
i have so much spain shizz to post still! and my random usuals. but worktimez first.
IN THE MEANTIME (in between time):
grab a polaroid camera and someone you want to kiss and send your best picture to miss louise of the besosyfotos..you'll be in a gallery show AND helping out one of my favorte people.
it's a WIN - WIN, obvs.
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- besos y fotos: the virtual sketchbook said...
besos guapa.
can't wait to see you soon and hear allll about your trip.
hope you're coming friday.
- July 2, 2008 at 3:46 AM
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Dragon Age: Inquisition Gets a Status Update, Check Out Some New Screenshots
Currently scheduled for a Fall 2014 release, Dragon Age: Inquisition (as well as the next Mass Effect and a "new IP") is being played at BioWare, with the studio sending out this development update for the game:
What have we been working on? Dragon Age: Inquisition has come a long way in the last three months. Today, I'm going to share with you some of what we have been up to since PAX. That way, when we dig in deeper a little later on, you will be up to speed.
You may have heard some talk about a "Holiday Build" for Dragon Age: Inquisition. So, what is this? These types of builds go way back in BioWare's history. Effectively, they are builds we create around the holiday break that are packaged in a way that allows the team, and other parts of BioWare, to play the game in as complete of a state as we can get it.
In this case, our Holiday build is focused on these areas:
- The main storyline completely playable from beginning to end – This allows the story to be experienced in an interactive state, and lets us get pacing and spacing right.
- All of the gameplay systems working together – This means that you can experience the game as it is intended to be experienced, with each feature feeding into another.
- Starting VO recording for large parts of the game (More on this later).
- Getting music in (More on this later).
- Making sure that each class has a distinctive feel – Making sure that the party is a necessary and exciting part of combat (More on this later).
- Getting our tech locked down.
- Getting a lot more content a lot further along – [They mention trees, dead things, outfits, faces, and areas].
If you're unfamiliar with Dragon Age: Inquisition, you can check out an overview on the game's website, with some new screenshots now revealed, showing off customization options (cowboy hat!) and more:
Dragon Age: Inquisition is being developed for PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC.
How do you think the game looks? Let us know in the comments below.


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commentary, demi moore, dvd extras, extras, ghost, jerry zucker, love story, movie making, patrick swayze, romance
Ghost (1990) Amazon
Director: Jerry Zucker
What a classic movie. The late Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Tony Goldwyn, Whoopi Goldberg, and others make up a fantastic acting team. All the performances were incredible. The movie won 2 Oscars, 15 wins and 24 nominations.
- "Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic" featurette
- "Inside the Paranormal" featurette
- "Alchemy of a Love Scene" featurette
- "Cinema's Great Romances"
- Photo gallery
- Theatrical Trailer
"Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic"is a 13 minute long extra featuring Jerry Zucker, Bruce and the the principle actors. A special thanks goes out to Lindsay Doran who brought the Ghost script to Jerry's attention. There is a funny story about it where Bruce Joel Rubin (the screenwriter) cringed at the thought of Jerry directing his movie (Jerry was known for the "Naked Gun" series of comedies. Patrick, was another seemingly odd choice for the role of Sam Wheat. But, Patrick knew it was a great role despite its original characterization and Jerry eventually came around to seeing the potential. Patrick was the driving force behind Whoopi getting the part. You hear stories about how the movie came about and clips featuring short interviews and clips from the movie itself. It is a nice extra feature. Actors will like reviewing this piece.
"Inside the Paranormal" is a 7 minute extra which features several spiritual medium/psychics talking about their gift and what it is like. Interspersed throughout are clips from the movie. One of the more famous psychics is James Van Praagh.
"Alchemy of a Love Scene" This was all about the famous pottery scene with remembrances by Patrick and Demi, Bruce and several others. Wow, Demi was so young, so different than she is now. Very interesting hearing her talk. They also talk about the music. In particular, "Unchained Melody" and its role in the scene. Bruce talks about how this scene changed the script. How the sensuality of this pottery making scene negated the need for the original "love making" scenes.
The extra feature: "Cinema's Great Romances" is presented by AFI Historian, executive editor, and author Patricia Hansen introduces cinema's greatest love stories. Also featured in this 20 minute extra feature is Professor of Critical Studies at USC Drew Casper (amongst others). many movie greats are examined from A Place in the Sun, to Love Story, from Harold and Maude to Roman Holiday and many other greats.
What really interested me was the fact that such a movie had so many great companies behind it. Companies like Richard Edlund (Boss Films), Bruce Nicholson (Industrial Light and Magic), John T. Van Vliet (Available Light Ltd.), Maurice Jarre (Conductor). I don't know, for some reason it was a great surprise to me. Did you know Maurice has 167 conductor credits in IMDB.com?
There is a newer release of this DVD (2013). It has 2 discs. But, I don't know what is on it. Perhaps, the extra disc contains a digital copy.
So, I'd say you still have to check out the extras on this DVD.
I give it ★★★☆☆


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Miami Heat captain Udonis Haslem gathers team to praise Hassan Whiteside
MIAMI – Udonis Haslem stood in the Miami Heat locker room Thursday amid the disappointment of having dropped a game to the Toronto Raptors to make sure his teammates did not overlook Hassan Whiteside's night.
Whiteside took the floor with a right hand heavily bandaged and padded after receiving 13 stitches 48 hours prior to close a gash between two fingers and scored 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting while grabbing 14 rebounds, blocking two shot and dishing out two assists.
The double-double was his 50th of the season (three shy of Rony Seikaly's franchise record) and 14th in a row, extending his franchise record.
And Haslem let the entire team know what this meant to him and should mean to all of them.
"With everything he's going through, all the teammates are proud of him because it's not easy playing with that hand," Goran Dragic said. "He was unbelievable to have an impactful game like he had with 13 stitches and at one point he twisted his ankle and he was a dominant force.
"He was our best player out there. I wish we could have won this game for him."
Josh Richardson said the team let Whiteside know "how proud" they were of him for just playing.
"Two years ago he missed a couple of games," Richardson said, referring to late in the 2014-15 season when Whiteside missed four games total because of a similar injury.
"That shows how far he's come, how he's matured. He's our best player. For him to come out and play with a cut hand it gives everybody that much more confidence."
Whiteside, 27, signed a $98 million max contract last summer. Still, he has dealt with maturity issues this season and at times has been removed from games by coach Erik Spoelstra because of a lack of effort.
Spoelstra, though, believes Whiteside has turned the corner and has praised his center more recently for the impact he has had on games despite not posting up eye-popping numbers.
Whiteside continues to lead the league with 14.2 rebounds per game while averaging 16.8 points and 2.1 blocked shots. He is shooting 56 percent.
"It was a physical game, he really gave us a presence in the paint," Spoelstra said. "That was very inspiring just to see him out there battling. Most nights a player would not play."
Whiteside sat at his locker following the game with his right hand in a plastic bag and his left ankle wrapped in tape after twisting it late in the fourth quarter. He brushed off the ankle injury, saying it wasn't as "crazy" as Dion Waters' sprained ankle, "more just annoying." Waiters is out indefinitely after spraining his left ankle.
"I wanted this," he said. "I don't want to look back and be like, 'Damn, I wish I would have played. We would have been in the playoffs right now,' in April or May while everybody else is in the playoffs. I'm going to just give what I can give."
[Breaking down schedules for Miami Heat and five other contenders for 5th through 8th spots in East]
[Mailbag: Should this Heat season be considered a success with just a playoff appearance?]
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The great thing about comics is that there's always something new to buy every single week. Or is that the expensive thing about comics? In any case, each week you are faced with literally dozens of buying choices. We at IGN Comics do our best to lend you a helping hand. Each Tuesday we'll put up a shopping list of every comic, trade paperback and magazine coming out. Some will even merit a spotlight to draw added attention to important or high-quality books. We'll warn you now, these aren't your standard "ripped from Previews" descriptions -- these are our own words on the books we think matter.
Throughout the week we'll be adding 10-second reviews for many of the newly-shipped books. So be sure to head over to our Comics Review page for the most recent reviews.
Here's the full list of items shipping on Wednesday, August 31 according to Diamond Comics.
Action Comics #829 Second Ptg - $2.50
Adventures Of Superman #642 Second Ptg - $2.50
|740480.html" target="new">Astro City: The Dark Age #3 (Of 16)
Written by Kurt Busiek
Art by Brent Anderson
The penultimate chapter in the first Dark Age arc reveals plenty of secrets, including the final fate of the Silver Agent. Each issue has proven there's no better $3 you can spend in comics. Expect that trend to continue this week.
32 pgs, $2.99
Batman: Gotham Knights #68 - $2.50
Catwoman #46 - $2.50
Doom Patrol #15 - $2.50
Elfquest: The Grand Quest Vol 10 TP - $9.99
Ex Machina #14 - $2.99
Flash #225 - $2.50
Gals Vol 3 - $9.99
Green Lantern #4 - $2.99
JLA Classified #11 - $2.99
Losers #27 - $2.99
Mad About The Fifties TP New Edition - $12.99
Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere #3 (Of 9) - $2.99
Robin #141 - $2.50
|Seven Soldiers: Shining Knight #4 (of 4)
Written by Grant Morrison
Art by Simone Bianchi
Shining Knight is the fist Seven Soldiers book to reach it's conclusion. So what comes of a knight and his horse in modern times? We'll save some of the suspense -- he doesn't kill the Sheeda. If he did, well, the coming miniseries would be sort of pointless, now wouldn't they?
32 pgs, $2.99
Silent Dragon #2 (Of 6) - $2.99
Solo #6 - $4.99
Superman #219 Second Ptg - $2.50
Superman/Batman Ser 1 Public Enemies Batman AF
Superman/Batman Ser 1 Public Enemies Inner
Superman/Batman Ser 1 Public Enemies Master
Superman/Batman Ser 1 Public Enemies Metallo AF
Superman/Batman Ser 1 Public Enemies Shazam AF
Superman/Batman Ser 1 Public Enemies Superman AF
Teen Titans Go #22 - $2.25
Tom Strong #34 - $2.99
Tom Strong's Terrific Tales Book One TP - $17.99
|Wonder Woman #220
Written by Greg Rucka
Art by Rags Morales and Mark Propst
Apparently Lex Luthor can kill hundreds of people and become President, but Wonder Woman snaps one bad guys neck and it's off to the clink. And if the drama of "Sacrifice's" consequences aren't enough to entice you, consider that WW's sporting handcuffs this ish. That is hot!
32 pgs, $2.50
Young Magician Vol 1 - $9.99


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Stateful (master/slave) resources must set their own master
preference — they can thus provide hints to the cluster manager
which is the the best instance to promote to the
Master role.
It is acceptable for multiple instances to have identical positive master preferences. In that case, the cluster resource manager will automatically select a resource agent to promote. However, if all instances have the (default) master score of zero, the cluster manager will not promote any instance at all. Thus, it is crucial that at least one instance has a positive master score.
For this purpose,
crm_master comes in handy. This convenience
wrapper around the
crm_attribute sets a node attribute named
for the node it is being executed on, and fills this attribute with
the specified value. The cluster manager is then expected to translate
this into a promotion score for the corresponding instance, and base
its promotion preference on that score.
Stateful resource agents typically execute
crm_master during the
monitor and/or
notify action.
The following example assumes that the
foobar resource agent can
test the application's status by executing a binary that returns
certain exit codes based on whether
foobar_monitor() { local rc # exit immediately if configuration is not valid foobar_validate_all || exit $? ocf_run frobnicate --test # This example assumes the following exit code convention # for frobnicate: # 0: running, and fully caught up with master # 1: gracefully stopped # 2: running, but lagging behind master # any other: error case "$?" in 0) rc=$OCF_SUCCESS ocf_log debug "Resource is running" # Set a high master preference. The current master # will always get this, plus 1. Any current slaves # will get a high preference so that if the master # fails, they are next in line to take over. crm_master -l reboot -v 100 ;; 1) rc=$OCF_NOT_RUNNING ocf_log debug "Resource is not running" # Remove the master preference for this node crm_master -l reboot -D ;; 2) rc=$OCF_SUCCESS ocf_log debug "Resource is lagging behind master" # Set a low master preference: if the master fails # right now, and there is another slave that does # not lag behind the master, its higher master # preference will win and that slave will become # the new master crm_master -l reboot -v 5 ;; *) ocf_log err "Resource has failed" exit $OCF_ERR_GENERIC esac return $rc }


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Support for Louisiana Flood Relief
Our Goal is to Raise $5,000
The RockStar Group is on a mission to adopt a family in Louisiana that is in a big need for help and assistance with the rebuilding of their home. The needs for the area will be huge and the area will take years to get back to "normal". My family lost a home during Hurricane Katrina, and it is still a vacant lot, and all you can see from google earth is just a slab.
Thanks to a good friend, and Keller Williams Agent, Tim Houk, he has helped our team discover a family that can really use some assistance getting their family back together again. Their home had 4 feet of water and they had just completed an interior remodel that would have allowed them to get their home for sale. The had to gut the property, remove the most of the sheet rock and now the repair process has begun. They will need lots of help and because they did not have flood coverage, they are all out of pocket with this expense. Their area had never, I repeat, never had this much water, ever before. This area was not in the 500 year flood plain. This just goes to show you that this could happen to anyone.
Our team just closed on a lot in Bender's Landing and with the approval of our buyer, we have started a fund with $500. Our goal is to raise $5000 through our future closings to help offset some of the costs with materials, and then our team wants to spend a few days helping a family complete their home. Seeing the photos of the area is heartbreaking, and a reminder that it takes a community to survive. I have watched family after family come together in the area to lend a hand to a neighbor. This is so encouraging.
It has been encouraging to see people getting together to serve meals, bringing big smokers to prepare large amounts of chicken and pork and vegetable. The Cajun way of life is alive and well in Louisiana.
Our Team is asking for your help. If you have any interest in supporting our team and our mission to help a family in need, please let us know. We can add your donation to the top of our goal and create a positive and lasting impression that has had a challenging effect on so many.


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Jaimie Alexander Covers 'Bello' Magazine Issue #33
Jaimie Alexander looks lovely on the cover of Bello magazine's issue #33.
The 27-year-old Thor actress shares a dual cover with Hunger Games actor Alexander Ludwig. Here is what the stars had to share with the mag:
Jaimie on incarnation: "I'd love to come back as a man. It would be interesting to see how the mid of opposite sex works."
Jaimie on her greatest fear: "Having the people I truly love, doubt my love for them."
Alexander on his career dreams: "I look up to Leonardo DiCaprio. He has an incredible work ethic, chooses phenomenal projects, is tremendously talented, and still seems to lead a normal life."
Alexander on his inspiration: "My heart lies in music and acting, however, my inspiration comes from the adrenaline rush I get from extreme sports… and life."
For more from Jaimie and Alexander, check out BelloMag.com!


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Ramos is ready to release new tablet with Intel chipset on September 12th
by Sep 9, 2013 9:42 pm1
According to official news, on September 12 Ramos will starting their debut to release the new tablet device with Intel processor inside. The event will held at Beijing and this product ist the one of Intel Core Tablet PC on the market.
While the first conference will helds at United Kingdom and the second conference will helds in China, on those event Ramos will unveiled the tablet with Intel Clover Trail chipset and packs with FullHD screen; Finally, a number of executives of Intel China will also visit the event.
Undoubtedly, this year Intel has been push the Intel Atom Z2580, will be the biggest surprise press conference. As Clover Trail + Series processor performance of the best processors, Z2580 using 32nm process technology, with speeds of up to 2.0GHz, both speed performance and long battery life. In particular Intel Hyper-Threading technology, the dual-core processors which can run four threads simultaneously support, performance even beyond the current mainstream quad-core tablet .
On August 28, Ramos has been release K series, followed by re-released with Intel Core i series. From August 28 to September 12, the press conference was the protagonist from the K series to today's i-series, revealing to the Ramos Digital is representative of the domestic tablet manufacturers are shifting development ideas, beginning in product quality, software applications, sales efforts to improve services and so, more and more firmly towards the fine line before the line. After all, the pursuit of parameters compared with the past, in fact the product of real experience is the key, otherwise no amount of cores can not meet the needs of users. We believe that more and more emphasis on experience in boutique appears, domestic tablet device can also becoming more popular.


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We just received this smashing remix that Dirt Revolver did for us on Kid Blue's newest Sturdy Recordings release. You can download it for FREE on his Soundcloud page!
Kid Blue – My Lovin (Dirt Revolver Remix) – Sturdy Recordings – Free Download by dirt revolver
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Dec 13
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Last week I had the pleasure of warming up the room for 3 hours prior to Ferry Corten going on at Royale Boston. Here is about 2 hours of the set I recorded. It's a good blend of tech-house, techno with a little electro house flavor. Enjoy!
Please be sure to share the mix!
You can either download directly from itunes or if you hit play above, a "download" button will appear.
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This month we see the next release on Sturdy Recordings that has been receiving some amazing feedback from all across the globe, with support from artists such as Richie Hawtin, SLAM, Noah Pred, Vandal, John Selway and much more. The release features outstanding remixes by DOPAMINE, MO7S and C DUBS.
You can check out samples of the original and remixes on our SOUNDCLOUD page and purchase today at BEATPORT, ITUNES, AMAZON, JUNODOWNLOAD and all fine digital retail outlets.
DJ Melee & Shuman – Ionic – STURDY002 – 128 by sturdyrecordings
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Robbyh needed a new quickbooks form design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 6 designs submitted by 5 freelance designers.
Need a clean looking quickbooks template for invoices. The quickbooks style does not match the rest of our corporate identity materials - to clean up any style elements of our invoices to enable them to be read easily and also to be good brand ambassadors is a welcome addition to our corporate culture.
HillSouth is a professional services firm specializing in information technology consulting.
Our clients - CFO, CEO, VP of IT
- clean style
- easy to read
- feel free to shorten or remove information about the credit cards we accept. We actually only accept American Express and PayPal.
- we desire the invoice to be in color.
- additional letterhead and biz card source files are available


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Need a wardrobe makeover for Fall? You're in luck as Kate Spade just surprised us with a pop-up sale! From now through October 30th, get up to 75% off from all their sale items! Trust us, there's a lot! From the sleek, leather handbags, to cute pom fur beanies, and checkered heels, you'll sure find something that will definitely make a statement this season!
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